Eglah

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Eglah is a lesser-known wife of the biblical King David, mentioned among the mothers of his sons in the Hebrew Bible.

Aliases (1)

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
woman in the Hebrew Bible
associatedPlace Hebron
associatedWith House of David
canonicalStatus canonical biblical figure
describedAs lesser-known wife of David
father David
gender female
hasRole wife of King David
hasSon Ithream
languageOfName Hebrew
listedAmong mothers of David’s sons
maritalContext polygynous marriage to David
mentionedIn 1 Chronicles 3
2 Samuel 3
Hebrew Bible
Old Testament
mother Eglah
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
scripturalStatus minor character
spouseOf David
King of Israel
timePeriod biblical monarchic period
traditionNotes sometimes identified by some traditions with Michal, though this is not explicit in the text

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ithream
mother
King David
spouse

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