Ishbosheth — ▪ king of Israel also spelled Isboseth , also called Ishbaal , or Eshbaal flourished 11th century BC in the Old Testament (II Samuel 2:8–4:12), fourth son of King Saul and the last representative of his family to be king over Israel… … Universalium
2 Samuel 2 — 1 And it came to pass after this, that David enquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron. 2 So David went up… … The King James version of the Bible
2 Samuel 3 — 1 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker. 2 And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam… … The King James version of the Bible
2 Samuel 4 — 1 And when Saul s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled. 2 And Saul s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab,… … The King James version of the Bible
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
New Chronology (Rohl) — Not to be confused with New Chronology (Fomenko). New Chronology is the term used to describe an alternative Chronology of the ancient Near East developed by English Egyptologist David Rohl and other researchers[1] beginning with A Test of Time:… … Wikipedia
Mahanaim — Two camps, a place near the Jabbok, beyond Jordan, where Jacob was met by the angels of God, and where he divided his retinue into two hosts on his return from Padan aram (Gen. 32:2). This name was afterwards given to the town which was built… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Abner — In the Book of Samuel, Abner (Biblical Hebrew for father of [or is a] light ), is first cousin to Saul and commander in chief of his army (1 Samuel 14:50, 20:25). He is only referred to incidentally in Saul s history (1 Samuel 17:55, 26:5), and… … Wikipedia
Baal — Ba al (pronounced: IPA| [baʕal] ; Hebrew: בעל) (ordinarily spelled Baal in English) is a Northwest Semitic title and honorific meaning master or lord that is used for various gods who were patrons of cities in the Levant, cognate to Assyrian Bēlu … Wikipedia
Rizpah — ( coal , hot stone ) was the daughter of Aiah, and one of Saul s concubines. She was the mother of Armoni and Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 3:7; 21:8, 10, 11).It happened that a famine, which lasted for three years, fell upon the land during the earlier … Wikipedia
