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    2 others in the registry answer to the name Barzillai. Every Barzillai in the Bible

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    Barzillai

    בַּרְזִלַּי

    Barzillai the Gileadite supplied provisions to David during his flight from Absalom and was later honored by the king.

    verses
    9
    first named
    2 Samuel 17:27
    last named
    Nehemiah 7:63
    period
    United Monarchy
    role
    David's compatriot

    Description

    Who was Barzillai?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Barzillai was a wealthy Gileadite from Rogelim who provided essential support to King David during his flight from his son Absalom's rebellion (2Sa.17.27-29). Along with others, Barzillai generously supplied food and provisions for David and his men. After Absalom's defeat, when David returned to Jerusalem, Barzillai accompanied him to the Jordan River (2Sa.19.31-39). Due to his advanced age of eighty, Barzillai declined David's invitation to join him in Jerusalem, but he sent his son Chimham in his place. David blessed Barzillai and promised to show kindness to his family. Later, on his deathbed, David instructed Solomon to show favor to Barzillai's descendants (1Ki.2.7). Barzillai's loyalty and generosity during David's time of need were remembered and honored by the king. In Ezr.2.61 and Neh.7.63, a priestly family is mentioned who traced their lineage to Barzillai, indicating the enduring impact of his devotion to David.

    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 Barzillai10 of 15 entities the graph connects to Barzillai, 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.David4 events · 964 versesJerusalem2 events · 888 versesGoing1 event · 333 versesJordan1 event · 179 versesBed1 event · 52 versesBasin1 event · 15 versesMahanaim1 event · 13 versesFlour1 event · 12 versesChimham1 event · 3 versesMachir2 events · 3 versesBarzillai

    The 10 best-attested of 15 are drawn. All 15 are listed below.

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    Stands in the same events as

    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 Barzillai happensAll 2 places the claims about Barzillai reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Mahanaim, Rogelim. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Barzillai 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.MahanaimRogelim
    United MonarchyAll 2 places the claims about Barzillai reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 9, across 4 books.

    1. 2 Samuel6 verses

      17:2719:3119:3219:3319:3419:39

    2. 1 Kings1 verse

      2:7

    3. Ezra1 verse

      2:61

    4. Nehemiah1 verse

      7:63

    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 Doing Good and Shobi, Machir, and Barzillai’s bringing of Bed, Basin, Earthen Vessel, Wheat, Barley, Flour, Roasted Grain, Bean, and LentilDavidAnointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christvia Doing GoodChimhamBarzillai's son, accompanied David to Jerusalemvia Barzillai’s going upGoingGoing is a concept gathering 321 labelled instances in the text.via Barzillai’s going upGoing UpGoing Up is a concept gathering 97 labelled instances in the text.via Barzillai’s going upJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsvia Barzillai’s going upJordanA river and region, significant in Israel's historyvia Shobi, Machir, and Barzillai’s bringing of Bed, Basin, Earthen Vessel, Wheat, Barley, Flour, Roasted Grain, Bean, and LentilBasinBasin is a concept gathering 14 labelled instances in the text.via Shobi, Machir, and Barzillai’s bringing of Bed, Basin, Earthen Vessel, Wheat, Barley, Flour, Roasted Grain, Bean, and LentilBedBed is a concept gathering 44 labelled instances in the text.via Shobi, Machir, and Barzillai’s bringing of Bed, Basin, Earthen Vessel, Wheat, Barley, Flour, Roasted Grain, Bean, and LentilBringingBringing is a concept gathering 447 labelled instances in the text.

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