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Ahinoam (wife of Saul)

Named in the text as Saul's wife and mother of his children

Relationships

Spouse
Saul
Children
Merab · Michal · Jonathan · Ish-bosheth

Introduction

Named in the text as Saul's wife and mother of his children

Family


This article records a figure from the Hebrew Bible's narrative genealogy of Israel, as told across the Torah and the Former Prophets. It follows the text's own presentation of events rather than adjudicating questions of historicity, which remain debated among biblical scholars and archaeologists.

Sources

  1. 1 Samuel (primary text)
  2. The Oxford Bible Commentary (scholarly)

This entry is independently written for myVamsam using the sources listed above. Where traditions differ, this entry identifies the relevant tradition rather than presenting one account as universally established fact.