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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Merib-baal (Jonathan's son living at the time of United Monarchy)
Jonathan's son in the Chronicles genealogies, the man Samuel calls Mephibosheth. The switch to bosheth, "shame," probably came from later unease with Baal, "lord," as part of a name.
Jonathan's son in the Chronicles genealogies, the man Samuel calls Mephibosheth. The switch to bosheth, "shame," probably came from later unease with Baal, "lord," as part of a name.
Merib-baal is the name given in the Chronicles genealogies to Jonathan's son, elsewhere called Mephibosheth in the books of Samuel (1 Chronicles 8:34; 9:40; compare 2 Samuel 4:4). The change from Baal-based names to substitutes like Bosheth, meaning shame, likely reflects later discomfort with the divine title Baal, lord, once used more neutrally in personal names.
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- 1 Chronicles 8:34
- 1 Chronicles 9:40
