Atomic Bible

Father of Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite

Eliam

Named in 2 verses across 2 books, first in 2 Samuel 11:3.

אֱלִיעָםEliam

עַמִּיאֵלAmmiel

Also called Ammiel.

The name means “the people of God.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

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Bathsheba

About Eliam Written by AI

Eliam, also referred to as Ammiel, is mentioned in 2 Samuel 11:3 and 1 Chronicles 3:5 as the father of Bathsheba. Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite, one of David's mighty men. David committed adultery with Bathsheba, and after discovering that she was pregnant, he arranged for Uriah to be killed in battle. David then married Bathsheba, and their first child died as a consequence of David's sin. Later, Bathsheba gave birth to Solomon, who would succeed David as king. The name Eliam means "God of the people," while Ammiel means "my kinsman is God." The reason for the variation in Eliam's name is not explicitly stated in the biblical text.

Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.

Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Eliam, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

God’s people. (1.) The father of Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah (2 Sam. 11:3). In 1 Chr. 3:5 his name is Ammiel.

(2.) This name also occurs as that of a Gilonite, the son of Ahithophel, and one of David’s thirty warriors (2 Sam. 23:34). perhaps these two were the same person.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names him

  1. 2 Samuel 11:3

    So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”

  2. 1 Chronicles 3:5

    and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.