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

    person

    Japhia

    יָפִיעַ

    Japhia was one of King David's sons, born to him in Jerusalem.

    verses
    3
    first named
    2 Samuel 5:15
    last named
    1 Chronicles
    period
    United Monarchy
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Japhia?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Japhia is mentioned in 2Sa.5.15 and 1Ch.3.7 and 1Ch.14.6 as one of the sons born to King David in Jerusalem. He was born after David had conquered the city and established it as his capital. Japhia's mother is not named, but he was one of several children born to David through his various wives. The Bible does not provide any further information about Japhia's life, his relationship with his father or siblings, or any roles he may have played in the royal court. His inclusion in the lists of David's sons emphasizes the importance of family lineage and the growth of David's household during his reign in Jerusalem.

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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 Japhia10 of 22 entities the graph connects to Japhia, in one group: kinship 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.DavidChild of · 964 versesSolomonSibling of · 272 versesAbsalomSibling of · 92 versesAdonijahSibling of · 24 versesAmnonSibling of · 21 versesTamarSibling of · 13 versesNathanSibling of · 5 versesEliadaSibling of · 3 versesElipheletSibling of · 3 versesElishamaSibling of · 3 versesJaphia

    The 10 best-attested of 22 are drawn. All 22 are listed below.

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    Where this happens

    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.

    No verse Atlas has read as a report puts this person anywhere.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 3, across 2 books.

    1. 2 Samuel1 verse

      5:15

    2. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      3:714:6

    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 Absalom and Adonijah, and 4 moreBirth of IthreamBirth of Ithream is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 7 pageable entities.via David and Nathan, and 3 moreBathshebaWife of Uriah, later married David and bore Solomon.via David and Nathan, and 3 moreDavid Children BirthDavid Children Birth is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 6 pageable entities.via Absalom and David, and 1 moreMaacahDaughter of Talmai; wife of David; mother of Absalomvia Amnon and TamarAmnon’s wrong of TamarAmnon’s wrong of Tamar is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Amnon and TamarTamar’s meal preparation of Dough, Cakes, and MealTamar’s meal preparation of Dough, Cakes, and Meal is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Absalom and AmnonAbsalom Young Men’s ordering of AmnonAbsalom Young Men’s ordering of Amnon is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Adonijah and SolomonSolomon’s givingSolomon’s giving is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Chileab and DavidAbigailWife of Nabal, later married David

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