Uriah the Hittite
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Uriah the Hittite is a biblical figure and loyal soldier in King David’s army, best known for being betrayed and killed after David’s adultery with his wife Bathsheba.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uriah the Hittite canonical | 7 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
person in the Hebrew Bible ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| allegiance | King David ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bathsheba
ⓘ
Joab ⓘ King David ⓘ |
| battleFront | siege of Rabbah ⓘ |
| buriedWith | fallen soldiers of David’s army ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
integrity
ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ |
| commandChain | under Joab ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction | subject of sermons and theological reflection on sin and justice ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| deathManner | orchestrated death by King David ⓘ |
| deathMethod | placed in the front line and abandoned ⓘ |
| deathOrderedBy | King David ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Rabbah of the Ammonites ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Hittite ⓘ |
| genreOfSource | biblical narrative ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Ammonite
ⓘ
surface form:
Ammonites
|
| kingServed | David ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being betrayed by King David
ⓘ
being killed in battle after David’s adultery with Bathsheba ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legacyInTradition | symbol of innocent victim of royal abuse of power ⓘ |
| loyalTo | King David ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Yahweh is my light ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
2 Samuel 11
ⓘ
2 Samuel 12 ⓘ 2 Samuel ⓘ
surface form:
Second Book of Samuel
|
| moralSignificance | example of unjust killing ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | victim of David’s sin ⓘ |
| occupation | warrior ⓘ |
| refusedAction | going to his house while fellow soldiers were in the field ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
David’s adultery with Bathsheba
ⓘ
Nathan’s rebuke of David ⓘ |
| religion | Yahwism ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
Tanakh ⓘ |
| scripturalContext | story of David and Bathsheba ⓘ |
| scripturalGenre | Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| servedIn | army of King David ⓘ |
| spouse | Bathsheba ⓘ |
| testOfLoyalty | refusal to enjoy comforts while army was in the field ⓘ |
| timePeriod | reign of King David ⓘ |
| victimOf | abuse of royal power by David ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.