Merab Summary
STEPBible TIPNR
Merab, the eldest daughter of King Saul, was promised to David but given to Adriel.
daughter of Saul (1SA 14:49)
Lineage: Aphiah › Bechorath › Zeror › Abiel › Kish › Saul › Merab
Names
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Merab
he that fights or disputes
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Michal
· Also called who is perfect?
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Merab
· Also called · H4764 none · 1SA 14:49 abundant
- en Mikal · Also called
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מֵרַ֔ב
merev · H4764 · 1SA 14:49 abundant
- he מֵרָב · H4764
- he מִיכַל · H4324H
- el Μεροβ Merob · none · 1SA 14:49
- bg Мерова
Birth
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Dates and sources (2)
Absolute years are conditional chronological estimates. A biblical passage may state an age or event, but does not by itself establish a BCE year. Different calendar systems are preserved separately.
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Birth BibleData Matches the current date; this is not historical verificationAH with conditional Ussher anchor:
2914→ ≈ 1091 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Merab_1·event_year_ahbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 204The year of Merab_1's birth is the year his younger brother, Michal_1, was born (2915) - 1 year (estimated) = 2914*HYPOTHESIS Merab was born at least 1 year before MichalSHA-256:bcd53980deac06558686c6664289fca3a77f3a04c7755090c6e1c81bc8dd2a3b -
Birth BibleData Alternative estimateBibleData BCE year:
1048→ ≈ 1048 BCSource record and calculation
Birth_Merab_1·bce_yearbibledata/BibleData-Event.csv· record 204The year of Merab_1's birth is the year his younger brother, Michal_1, was born (2915) - 1 year (estimated) = 2914*HYPOTHESIS Merab was born at least 1 year before MichalSHA-256:bcd53980deac06558686c6664289fca3a77f3a04c7755090c6e1c81bc8dd2a3b
Family of origin
- Father: Saul (≈ 60)
- Mother: Ahinoam
- Brother: Jonathan (≈ 40)
- Brother: Abinadab
- Brother: Malchi-shua
- Sister: Michal
- Brother: Ish-bosheth
- Half-brother: Armoni
- Half-brother: Mephibosheth
Merab Article
STEPBible TIPNR
Merab was the eldest daughter of King Saul (1Sa 14:49). She was initially promised to David as a wife, with the condition that he fight valiantly for Saul and the Lord (1Sa 18:17). However, when the time came for her to be given to David, she was instead given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife (1Sa 18:19). Merab had five sons with Adriel, and these sons were among the seven descendants of Saul who were handed over to the Gibeonites for execution, as a means of atonement for Saul's attempt to annihilate the Gibeonites (2Sa 21:8). This event occurred during David's reign, when a three-year famine prompted David to seek the Lord's guidance.
Merab Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Increase, the eldest of Saul’s two daughters (1 Sam. 14:49). She was betrothed to David after his victory over Goliath, but does not seem to have entered heartily into this arrangement (18:2, 17, 19). She was at length, however, married to Adriel of Abel-Meholah, a town in the Jordan valley, about 10 miles south of Bethshean, with whom the house of Saul maintained alliance. She had five sons, who were all put to death by the Gibeonites on the hill of Gibeah (2 Sam. 21:8).
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Merab_1) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Merab@1Sa.14.49-2Sa) · Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0, merab_2001)