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Zeruiah (/ z ə ˈ r uː j ə / צרויה sometimes transliterated Tzruya or Zeruya) was a sister of King David. According to both the Hebrew Bible and the Babylonian Talmud, Zeruiah was a daughter of Jesse and sister of Abigail, to whom reference is made in 1 Chronicles (1 Chronicles 2:13–17) and Samuel 2 (2 Samuel 17:25).
Zeruiah is named 26 times in 25 verses and 4 books of the Bible, and had 3 prominent sons: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel (2 Sam. 2:18), but who was she? This question went unanswered in my life for many years until I stumbled over the answer in my daily Bible reading.
Zeruiah was the mother of Abisha, Joab, and Asahel who were chief officers in David’s kingdom. She is identified as David’s sister ( 1 Chron 2:16 ), but she could have been a stepsister, the daughter of Jesse’s wife by a former marriage to Nahash ( 2 Sam 17:25 ).
Zeruiah stricken of the Lord, David's sister, and the mother of Abishai, Joab, and Asahel ( 1 Chronicles 2:16 ), who were the three leading heroes of David's army, and being his nephews, they were admitted to the closest companionship with him.
Jun 21, 2016 · Zeruiah was a sister of David, and the mother of Abishai, Joab, and Asahel, making those three individuals David's nephews. She is remarkable in that individuals in the Bible were usually identified through their paternal descent, but, in the case of these three, they are consistently identified as the sons of their mother, rather than their ...
Stricken of the Lord, David's sister, and the mother of Abishai, Joab, and Asahel ( 1 Chronicles 2:16 ), who were the three leading heroes of David's army, and being his nephews, they were admitted to the closest companionship with him. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZERUIAH. ze-roo-i'-a, ze-roo'-ya (tseruyah, tseruyah ( 2 Samuel 14 ...
A most intriguing relationship in Scripture is the relationship between David and his nephews Abishai, Joab, and Asahel. They were the sons of David’s sister Zeruiah. On the one hand, these sons of Zeruiah were of great importance for David and the kingdom of Israel.
David had two sisters: Zeruiah and Abigail. The three sons of Zeruiah were Abshai, Joab, and Asahel. Abigail married Jether the Ishmaelite and gave birth to Amasa.
Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. Nave's Topical Index. Library. How David Reigned Over one Tribe at Hebron While the Son Of. ... But Joab, whose father was Suri, and his mother Zeruiah, David's sister, who was.
Zeruiah ( / zəˈruːjə / צרויה sometimes transliterated Tzruya or Zeruya) was a sister of King David. According to both the Hebrew Bible and the Babylonian Talmud, Zeruiah was a daughter of Jesse and sister of Abigail, to whom reference is made in 1 Chronicles ( 1 Chronicles 2:13–17) and Samuel 2 ( 2 Samuel 17:25 ).
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