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Zeruiah (/zəˈruːjə/ צרויה
sometimes transliterated Tzruya or Zeruya) was a
sister of King David.
According to both the
Hebrew Bible and the Babylonian...
- children: David, Eliab, Abinadab, Shimma, Nethaneel, Raddai, Ozem,
Zeruiah, and Abigail.
Zeruiah and
Abigail are
mentioned in the
Bible (2 Sam. 17:25), "Amasa...
- Joab (/ˈdʒoʊæb/;
Biblical Hebrew: יוֹאָב, romanized: Yoʼāḇ), the son of
Zeruiah, was the
nephew of King
David and the
commander of his army
according to...
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under the
biblical King David. He was the
eldest son of David's
sister Zeruiah.
According to
Josephus (Antiquities, VII, 1, 3) his
father was
called Suri...
- and David—as well as two daughters,
Zeruiah and Abigail.
Among his
grandchildren were the
three sons of
Zeruiah: Abishai, Joab and Asahel; and Amasa...
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Talmud says that David's general, Abishai, the son of David's
sister Zeruiah,
killed her with her own spindle.
Orpah was the name
originally given to...
- Bethlehemite, the
youngest of
eight sons. He also had at
least two sisters:
Zeruiah,
whose sons all went on to
serve in David's army, and Abigail,
whose son...
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Abigail as a
sister of
Zeruiah and
therefore an aunt to Joab. In the
Books of
Chronicles (1
Chronicles 2:13–16),
Abigail and
Zeruiah are
referred to as sisters...
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military leader under King
David and the
youngest son of David's
sister Zeruiah.
Asahel thus was the
nephew of
David and the
younger brother of David's...
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Abishai ben
Zeruiah, David's
military leader,
wanted to kill
Shimei on the spot, but
David did not
permit him. 9. Then said
Abishai the son of
Zeruiah unto the...
