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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Merab (Woman living at the time of United Monarchy)
The elder of Saul's two daughters. Saul promised her to David after Goliath and then gave her to Adriel of Meholah instead. Her five sons by Adriel were later handed over to the Gibeonites and executed for Saul's slaughter of their people.
The elder of Saul's two daughters. Saul promised her to David after Goliath and then gave her to Adriel of Meholah instead. Her five sons by Adriel were later handed over to the Gibeonites and executed for Saul's slaughter of their people.
Merab was the elder of King Saul's two daughters. Saul promised her in marriage to David after his victory over Goliath but then gave her instead to Adriel of Meholah, apparently to avoid honoring the pledge (1 Samuel 18:17-19). She and Adriel had five sons, who were later handed over to the Gibeonites and executed to atone for Saul's earlier slaughter of Gibeonite lives, part of the famine narrative in 2 Samuel 21.
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- 1 Samuel 14:49
- 1 Samuel 18:17
- 1 Samuel 18:19
