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Davidic line. The Davidic line or House of David ( Hebrew: בֵּית דָּוִד, romanized : Bēt Dāvīḏ) is the lineage of the Israelite king David. In Judaism it is based on texts from the Hebrew Bible and through the succeeding centuries based on later traditions. According to the Bible, David, of the Tribe of Judah, was the third king ...
According to the Bible, Jesse was the son of Obed and the grandson of Ruth and of Boaz. He lived in Bethlehem, in Judah, and was of the Tribe of Judah, he was a farmer, breeder and owner of sheep. He was a prominent resident of the town of Bethlehem. [4] Jesse is important in Judaism because he was the father of the most famous King of Israel.
David ( / ˈdeɪvɪd /; Biblical Hebrew: דָּוִד, romanized: Dāwīḏ, "beloved one") [ a][ 5] was a king of ancient Israel and Judah and the third king of the United Monarchy, [ 6][ 7] according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament . According to Jewish works such as the Seder Olam Rabbah, Seder Olam Zutta, and Sefer ha-Qabbalah (all ...
Abishag. In the Hebrew Bible, Abishag ( Hebrew: אבישג Avishag) was a beautiful young woman of Shunem chosen to be a helper and servant to King David in his old age. [1] Among Abishag's duties was to lie next to David and pass along her body heat and vigor because "they put covers on him, but he could not get warm".
David and Jonathan were, according to the Hebrew Bible 's Books of Samuel, heroic figures of the Kingdom of Israel, who formed a covenant, taking a mutual oath. Jonathan was the son of Saul, king of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, and David was the son of Jesse of Bethlehem, of the tribe of Judah, and Jonathan's presumed rival for the crown.
David's Tomb ( Hebrew: קבר דוד המלך Kever David Ha-Melekh; Arabic: مقام النبي داود Maqam Al-Nabi Daoud) is a site that, according to a Medieval (9th century) tradition, is associated with the burial of the biblical King David. [ 1][ 2] Historians, archaeologists and Jewish religious authorities do not consider the site to ...
Solomon ( / ˈsɒləmən / ), [ a] also called Jedidiah, [ b] was a monarch of ancient Israel and the son and successor of King David, according to the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. [ 4][ 5] He is described as having been the penultimate ruler of an amalgamated Israel and Judah.
Ahitophel, Achitofel, or Ahithophel ( Hebrew: אֲחִיתֹפֶל, romanized : ʾĂḥīṯōp̄el, lit. 'My Brother is Folly') was a counselor of King David and a man greatly renowned for his wisdom. During Absalom 's attempt to usurp the throne, he deserted David and supported Absalom, whom he then turned to as an advisor. To counteract ...