Esh-baal

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Esh-baal is a biblical figure, a son of King Saul who briefly ruled as king over Israel in opposition to David after Saul’s death.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Merib-baal 1

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Israelite person
biblical figure
king of Israel (northern tribes)
approximateCenturyBC 11th–10th century BCE
associatedWithDeityName Baal NERFINISHED
bodyPartPresentedTo David NERFINISHED
conflict dynastic struggle between House of Saul and House of David
deathCause assassination
era early monarchy in ancient Israel
excludedTerritory Tribe of Judah NERFINISHED
father Saul NERFINISHED
gender male
hasAlternativeName Ashbaal NERFINISHED
Ish-bosheth NERFINISHED
Ishbaal NERFINISHED
Ishbosheth NERFINISHED
killedBy Baanah NERFINISHED
Rechab NERFINISHED
kingdom Kingdom of Israel (northern tribes) NERFINISHED
memberOfHouse House of Saul NERFINISHED
mentionedInBook 1 Chronicles
2 Samuel NERFINISHED
mother Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz NERFINISHED
nameFormUsedIn Masoretic Text NERFINISHED
Septuagint (as Ishbosheth) NERFINISHED
nameMeaning man of Baal
opposedBy David NERFINISHED
positionHeld king over Israel (excluding Judah)
predecessor Saul NERFINISHED
reignLocation Mahanaim NERFINISHED
reignSupportedBy Abner son of Ner NERFINISHED
religiousTextMention Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
Old Testament NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Judaism
successor David NERFINISHED
tribe Tribe of Benjamin NERFINISHED

Referenced by (2)

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Mephibosheth alsoCalled Esh-baal
this entity surface form: Merib-baal
Ish-bosheth alsoKnownAs Esh-baal