Bathsheba
Sign in to saveBathsheba (; , ) was an Israelite queen consort. According to the Hebrew Bible, she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, with whom she had all of her five children. Her status as the mother of Solomon, who succeeded David as monarch, made her the Gebirah () of the Kingdom of Israel.
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Bathsheba was an ancient Israelite queen consort best known as the wife of King David and mother of his successor, Solomon. Her significance in biblical history stems from her role as Gebirah (queen mother) of the Kingdom of Israel and her position as the mother of one of Israel's most important monarchs.
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- Royalty.consort
- yes
- Royalty.name
- Bathsheba
- Royalty.title
- Queen Consort of Israel
- Royalty.image
- Willem Drost - Batsheba met de brief van koning David.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- ''Bathsheba with King David's Letter'' (1654) by Willem Drost
- Royalty.spouse
- Uriah the HittiteDavid ben Yishai
- Royalty.father
- Eliam
- Royalty.mother
- Unknown
- Royalty.religion
- Judaism
- Royalty.dynasty
- House of David
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Bathsheba (; , ) was an Israelite queen consort. According to the Hebrew Bible, she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, with whom she had all of her five children. Her status as the mother of Solomon, who succeeded David as monarch, made her the Gebirah () of the Kingdom of Israel.
Bathsheba is best known for her appearance in the Book of Samuel, which recounts how she was summoned by David's royal messengers after he witnessed her bathing and lusted after her; David has Uriah killed and then marries Bathsheba, incurring the wrath of God, who strikes down the couple's first child in infancy before plunging the House of David into chaos and anguish.
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