Sheba son of Bichri

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Sheba son of Bichri is a biblical figure who led a revolt against King David of Israel, briefly threatening the unity of the kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
rebel leader
activityLocation Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Sheba ben Bichri NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme loyalty to the Davidic monarchy
political division in Israel
besiegedIn Abel Beth Maacah NERFINISHED
bodyPartDisplayed head
conflictType civil uprising
deathCause beheading
deathContext end of revolt against David
declared "We have no share in David, no part in Jesse’s son"
ethnicGroup Israelite
father Bichri NERFINISHED
fledTo Abel Beth Maacah NERFINISHED
gender male
headThrownTo Joab NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod United Monarchy of Israel NERFINISHED
incited men of Israel to withdraw from David
killedBy inhabitants of Abel Beth Maacah
languageOfName Hebrew
ledRevoltAgainst King David NERFINISHED
loyalSupportBase northern tribes of Israel
mentionedIn 2 Samuel 20
Second Book of Samuel NERFINISHED
nameForm Sheba son of Bichri NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction foil to David’s kingship
opposedGroup men of Judah loyal to David
opposedRuler David NERFINISHED
pursuedBy David’s forces
Joab NERFINISHED
rebellionOccurredAfter Absalom’s revolt NERFINISHED
religiousContext Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
roleInNarrative instigator of civil revolt
scripturalTradition Christian tradition
Jewish tradition
sourceTextLanguage Biblical Hebrew
threatened unity of the kingdom of Israel
tribalAffiliation tribe of Benjamin NERFINISHED

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Sheba’s rebellion participant Sheba son of Bichri
Sheba’s rebellion leaderFullName Sheba son of Bichri