Bathsheba
Overview
According to the Hebrew Bible
, Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite
and later of David, king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah. She is most known for the Bible story in which King David seduced her.
Bathsheba was a daughter of Eliam, one of David's "thirty
" (2 Sam. 23:34; cf 1 Chr. 3:5); Eliam was also the son of Ahitophel
, one of David's chief advisors. Ahitophel was from Giloh
(Josh. 15:51;cf 2 Sam.
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible is a term used by biblical scholars outside of Judaism to refer to the Tanakh , a canonical collection of Jewish texts, and the common textual antecedent of the several canonical editions of the Christian Old Testament...
, Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite
Uriah the Hittite
Uriah the Hittite was a soldier in King David’s army mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. He was the husband of Bathsheba, and was murdered by order of David by having the soldiers retreat from him in battle. Uriah's wife was pregnant by King David through an adulterous affair...
and later of David, king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah. She is most known for the Bible story in which King David seduced her.
Bathsheba was a daughter of Eliam, one of David's "thirty
King David's Warriors
David's Mighty Warriors are a group of biblical characters explicitly singled out by an appendix of the Books of Samuel. The text divides them into the "Three", of which there are three, and "Thirty", of which there are more than thirty...
" (2 Sam. 23:34; cf 1 Chr. 3:5); Eliam was also the son of Ahitophel
Ahitophel
Ahitophel was a counselor of King David and a man greatly renowned for his sagacity. At the time of Absalom's revolt he deserted David and espoused the cause of Absalom ....
, one of David's chief advisors. Ahitophel was from Giloh
Giloh
Giloh was a city in Judah. Ahitophel, one of King David's chief advisors was from Giloh . Ahitophel was the grand-father of Bathsheba, "a daughter of "Eliam", one of David's "thirty" ....
(Josh. 15:51;cf 2 Sam.
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