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    10 others in the registry answer to the name Michael. Every Michael in the Bible

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    Michael

    מִיכָאֵל

    Michael was one of the sons of King Jehoshaphat of Judah.

    verses
    1
    first named
    2 Chronicles 21:2
    last named
    2 Chronicles 21:3
    period
    Divided Monarchy
    tribe
    Judah

    Description

    Who was Michael?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Michael is mentioned in the book of 2 Chronicles as one of the sons of King Jehoshaphat of Judah (2Ch.21.2). He is listed alongside his brothers: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, and Shephatiah. The passage states that Jehoshaphat gave his sons many gifts of silver, gold, and valuable possessions, along with fortified cities in Judah. However, the kingdom was given to Jehoram, Michael's eldest brother, as he was the firstborn (2Ch.21.3). No further details about Michael's life, character, or role within the royal family are provided in the biblical text. His mention serves to highlight the sons of Jehoshaphat and the distribution of wealth and responsibility among them. The focus of the narrative then shifts to Jehoram's reign and the challenges he faced as king of Judah.

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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 Michael7 of 7 entities the graph connects to Michael, in one group: kinship 7. 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.JehoshaphatChild of · 1 event · 67 versesJehoramSibling of · 21 versesAzariahSibling of · 1 event · 1 verseAzariahuSibling of · 1 event · 1 verseJehielSibling of · 1 event · 1 verseShephatiahSibling of · 1 event · 1 verseZechariahSibling of · 1 event · 1 verseMichael

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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.

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    1. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      21:2

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    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 Jehoram and JehoshaphatJehoram’s reignJehoram’s reign is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Jehoram and JehoshaphatJehoram’s successionJehoram’s succession is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via JehoramAhaziahKing of Judah, son of Jehoram and Athaliahvia JehoramAhaziah SuccessionAhaziah Succession is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via JehoramAthaliahQueen of Judah, daughter of Ahab and Jezebelvia JehoramEdom RebellionEdom Rebellion is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via JehoramEdom’s rebellionEdom’s rebellion is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via JehoramJehoshebaDaughter of Jehoram, saved Joash from Athaliah's massacre.via JehoramPeople Of Jerusalem’s accession of AhaziahPeople Of Jerusalem’s accession of Ahaziah is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.

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