Merab
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Named at 1 Samuel 14:49 as Saul’s firstborn daughter: “Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal.” 1 Samuel 18:17 has Saul say to David, “Behold, my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight the LORD’s battles,” and 18:19 says that at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife. 2 Samuel 21:8–9 says that the king took the five sons of Merab the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite, with the two sons of Rizpah, and delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, who hanged them on the mountain before the LORD.
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- 1SA 14:49–51, engwebp
49Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal.
50The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the captain of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
51Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel.
- 1SA 18:17–19, engwebp
17Saul said to David, “Behold, my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight the LORD’s battles.” For Saul said, “Don’t let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.”
18David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”
19But at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
- 2SA 21:7–9, engwebp
7But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
8But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Merab the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
9He delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites; and they hanged them on the mountain before the LORD, and all seven of them fell together. They were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of barley harvest.
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Saul (son of Kish) — Father of — Merab
Evidence: 1 Samuel 14:49–51, 1 Samuel 18:17–19, 2 Samuel 21:7–9
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Merab — Sister of — Michal
Evidence: 1 Samuel 14:49–51
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Adriel — Spouse of — Merab
Evidence: 1 Samuel 18:17–19
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Took part in (1) — Merab, the elder daughter Saul says he will give to David, is given to Adriel as wife
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Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal.
Saul said to David, “Behold, my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight the LORD’s battles.” For Saul said, “Don’t let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.”
But at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Merab the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Merab (person-merab) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/person/merab Current wording: Named at 1 Samuel 14:49 as Saul’s firstborn daughter: “Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua; and the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal.” 1 Samuel 18:17 has Saul say to David, “Behold, my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight the LORD’s battles,” and 18:19 says that at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife. 2 Samuel 21:8–9 says that the king took the five sons of Merab the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite, with the two sons of Rizpah, and delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, who hanged them on the mountain before the LORD. Cited evidence: 1SA 14:49–51, engwebp / 1SA 18:17–19, engwebp / 2SA 21:7–9, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.