Atlas Biblica

    person

    Abiathar

    אֶבְיָתָרἈβιαθάρ

    Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, was a high priest who served during the reigns of David and Solomon.

    verses
    29
    first named
    1 Samuel 22:20
    last named
    Mark 2:26
    period
    United Monarchy
    tribe
    Levi

    Description

    Who was Abiathar?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Abiathar was the son of Ahimelech, a priest at Nob. When King Saul ordered the execution of the priests at Nob, Abiathar was the only one who escaped and fled to David (1Sa.22.20-23). He brought with him the ephod, a sacred priestly garment used for seeking God's will (1Sa.23.6,9). Abiathar remained loyal to David throughout his reign, serving as one of his chief priests (2Sa.8.17; 15.24-36; 19.11; 20.25). However, near the end of David's life, Abiathar supported Adonijah's attempt to become king instead of Solomon (1Ki.1.7,19,25). When Solomon became king, he removed Abiathar from the priesthood, fulfilling the prophecy against the house of Eli (1Ki.2.26-27,35). Abiathar is also mentioned in the New Testament by Jesus, who referred to an incident during Abiathar's time as high priest (Mrk.2.26).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Abiathar10 of 18 entities the graph connects to Abiathar, in one group: events 10. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.David12 events · 964 versesJerusalem2 events · 888 versesBringing1 event · 480 versesSolomon5 events · 272 versesJoab3 events · 120 versesZadok10 events · 40 versesNathan1 event · 30 versesAdonijah4 events · 24 versesBenaiah1 event · 23 versesAnathoth1 event · 18 versesAbiathar

    The 10 best-attested of 18 are drawn. All 18 are listed below.

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    and 6 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Abiathar happensThe one place the claims about Abiathar reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Jerusalem. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Abiathar there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Jerusalem
    United MonarchyThe one place the claims about Abiathar reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 29, across 5 books. The name is written 31 times in them.

    1. 1 Samuel6 verses

      22:2022:2122:2223:623:930:7

    2. 2 Samuel9 verses

      8:1715:2415:2715:2915:3515:3617:1519:1120:25

    3. 1 Kings9 verses

      1:71:191:251:422:222:262:272:354:4

    4. 1 Chronicles4 verses

      15:1118:1624:627:34

    5. Mark1 verse

      2:26

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Zadok and Abiathar’s staying and Zadok and Abiathar’s return of ArkJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsvia Zadok and Abiathar’s staying and Zadok and Abiathar’s return of ArkZadokHigh priest during the reigns of David and Solomonvia JonathanJonathan Ahimaaz InformingJonathan Ahimaaz Informing is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Adonijah and Invited People’s invitationAdonijahSon of David who attempted to seize the thronevia AhimelechDavid’s division of Descendants Of Aaron, Eleazar Descendants, and Ithamar DescendantsDavid’s division of Descendants Of Aaron, Eleazar Descendants, and Ithamar Descendants is an event attested across 15 verses, connecting 27 pageable entities.via Adonijah and Invited People’s invitationInvitationInvitation is a concept gathering 20 labelled instances in the text.via AhimelechIthamarYoungest son of Aaron; served as priest.via Adonijah and Invited People’s invitationJoabSon of Zeruiah, commander of David's armyvia Zadok and Abiathar’s return of ArkReturnReturn is a concept gathering 228 labelled instances in the text.

    Where they appear

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    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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