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In the Old Testament, Bathsheba is the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of King David. She is the mother of King Solomon.

In the Gospel of Matthew (1:6) she is listed as an root of Jesus.

Within 1 Chronicles 3:5 she is called Bath-shua.

Bathsheba means a seventh girl or even a girl of the oath.

2 Samuel 11:1 to 12:25 tells the story of David's fornication sustaining Bathsheba, & his subsequent execution of Uriah in order to conceal his guilt. His project comes undone once God sends a prophet Nathan to denounce David by means of a parable. David is wholly taken within, declaring at a prevent of it, "The man who did this deserves to die!" lone to become told by Nathan, "You are that man".

David & Bathsheba's foremost infant dies fallowing lone Septenary years.

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Bathsheba
A contemporary Jewish look at the mother of Solomon.

Uriah's Wife
Contemporary Baptist reevaluation of the temptress Bathsheba, concluding that she had no choice in the affair and David was solely to blame.

Jewish Encyclopedia: Bathsheba
Overview of the stolen wife of King David from the traditional Jewish perspective, including rabbinic commentary.

Bathsheba
Biblical biography of the ill-gotten wife of David.

Nine Men in the Life of Bathsheba
A Christian examination of the ill-gotten wife of David through her relationships with her relatives.






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