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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Ahinoam. Every Ahinoam in the Bible

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    Ahinoam

    אֲחִינֹ֫עַם

    Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz, was one of King Saul's wives.

    verses
    1
    first named
    1 Samuel 14:50
    last named
    1 Samuel 14:50
    period
    United Monarchy
    role
    Woman

    Description

    Who was Ahinoam?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Ahinoam is mentioned briefly in the Bible as one of the wives of King Saul, the first king of Israel. She was the daughter of Ahimaaz, but no further information is provided about her father. (1Sa.14.50)

    Saul had two wives mentioned in the biblical text: Ahinoam and Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. (2Sa.3.7) Ahinoam was the mother of several of Saul's children, including his eldest son Jonathan, who became a close friend of David. (1Sa.14.49)

    Despite her status as the wife of the king, little is recorded about Ahinoam's life or her role in the royal court. The biblical narrative focuses primarily on Saul's reign, his conflicts with David, and his eventual downfall.

    The mention of Ahinoam in the genealogy of Saul's family establishes her as an important figure in the royal lineage, although her personal character and influence are not elaborated upon in the Bible.

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    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 Ahinoam8 of 8 entities the graph connects to Ahinoam, in one group: kinship 8. 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.SaulSpouse of · 327 versesJonathanMother of · 82 versesMichalMother of · 16 versesIsh-boshethMother of · 12 versesAbinadabMother of · 5 versesMalchi-shuaMother of · 5 versesMerabMother of · 4 versesAhimaazChild of · 1 verseAhinoam

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    A person is placed by the events they take part in, and an event has to clear three things to place them: it must say where it happened, that place must be one the gazetteer can put a coordinate on, and the verse must report it rather than foretell, command or ask it. Nothing anchored here clears all three. Where the text names a setting no gazetteer surveys — a vineyard, a palace, a plot of ground — it is left off rather than guessed at; where a place is named only in a prophecy, the map does not draw what was said to be coming as though it had happened; and a place reached only through a relation is not inherited, because standing beside somebody is not being somewhere.

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      14:50

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    via Abinadab and Ish-bosheth, and 5 moreArmoniSon of Saul by Rizpah, killed by Gibeonitesvia Abinadab and Ish-bosheth, and 5 moreMephiboshethSon of Saul and Rizpah, given to the Gibeonites.via Abinadab and Jonathan, and 2 moreDeath of Men Of Israel, Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchi-Shua, and SaulDeath of Men Of Israel, Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchi-Shua, and Saul is an event attested across 5 verses, connecting 6 pageable entities.via Abinadab and Jonathan, and 2 moreMen Of Israel and Philistia’s death of Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchi-Shua, Saul, and Saul Three SonsMen Of Israel and Philistia’s death of Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchi-Shua, Saul, and Saul Three Sons is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 6 pageable entities.via Jonathan and MichalDavidAnointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christvia Michal and SaulSaul’s giving of MichalSaul’s giving of Michal is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Jonathan and SaulAmalek’s death of Saul and JonathanAmalek’s death of Saul and Jonathan is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Jonathan and SaulDavid’s lamentDavid’s lament is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Jonathan and SaulJonathan’s bringing of DavidJonathan’s bringing of David is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.

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