Atlas Biblica

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    Jerusalem wives

    The unnamed wives David took in Jerusalem, who bore him more sons and daughters.

    verses
    1
    first named
    2 Samuel 5:13
    last named
    2 Samuel 5:13
    period
    United Monarchy
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Jerusalem wives?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    2Sa.5.13 mentions that King David took more wives in Jerusalem after he had conquered the city and made it his capital. These wives, whose names are not recorded in the Bible, bore David additional sons and daughters. The practice of kings having multiple wives was common in ancient Near Eastern societies, often serving to establish political alliances and ensure the continuation of the royal lineage. However, the Bible also records instances where having many wives led to spiritual and moral challenges, as in the case of Solomon. The unnamed wives of David in Jerusalem played a role in expanding his family and solidifying his dynasty, even though their individual stories are not detailed in the biblical narrative.

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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 Jerusalem wives10 of 12 entities the graph connects to Jerusalem wives, in 2 groups: kinship 9, events 1. 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.DavidSpouse of · 1 event · 964 versesEliadaMother of · 3 versesElipheletMother of · 3 versesElishamaMother of · 3 versesElishuaMother of · 3 versesIbharMother of · 3 versesJaphiaMother of · 3 versesNephegMother of · 3 versesElpeletMother of · 2 versesKinshipJerusalem1 event · 888 versesEventsJerusalem wives

    The 10 best-attested of 12 are drawn. All 12 are listed below.

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    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 Jerusalem wives happensThe one place the claims about Jerusalem wives 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 Jerusalem wives 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 Jerusalem wives reach

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    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — one, across 1 book.

    1. 2 Samuel1 verse

      5:13

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    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 David and Eliada, and 9 moreAbsalomDavid's rebellious son who tried to usurp the throne.via David and Eliada, and 9 moreAdonijahSon of David who attempted to seize the thronevia David and Eliada, and 9 moreAmnonDavid's firstborn son, killed by Absalomvia David and Eliada, and 9 moreChileabSon of David and Abigail the Carmelitessvia David and Eliada, and 9 moreIthreamSon of David, born in Hebron to Eglah.via David and Eliada, and 9 moreNathanSon of David and Bathsheba, ancestor of Jesus.via David and Eliada, and 9 moreShammuaSon of David born in Jerusalemvia David and Eliada, and 9 moreShephatiahSon of David and Abitalvia David and Eliada, and 9 moreShobabSon of David and Bathsheba, born in Jerusalem.

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