COMPANION

Bathsheba

3500 BC - 970 BC

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Bathsheba (; Hebrew: בַּת־שֶׁבַע Baṯ-šeḇaʿ, lit. 'Daughter of Sheba' or 'Daughter of the Oath') was an Israelite queen consort. According to the Hebrew Bible, she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, with whom she had all of her five children. Her status as the mother of Solomon, who succeeded David as monarch, made her the Gebirah (גְּבִירָה) of the Kingdom of Israel. She is best known for her appearance in the Book of Samuel, which recounts how she was summoned by David's royal messengers after he witnessed her bathing and lusted after her; David has Uriah killed and then marries Bathsheba, incurring the wrath of God, who strikes down the couple's first child in infancy before plunging the House of David into chaos and anguish. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bathsheba is the 41st most popular companion (down from 22nd in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Israel (down from 31st in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Companion.

Bathsheba is most famous for being the wife of King David and mother of Solomon.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Bathsheba ranks 41 out of 784. Before her are Roxana, Melania Trump, Priscilla Presley, Brigitte Macron, Queen Silvia of Sweden, and Joseph Bonaparte. After her are Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Mary Boleyn, Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Victoria, Princess Royal, Ingrid of Sweden, and Hafsa bint Umar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 3500 BC, Bathsheba ranks 2. Before her is Scorpion II. After her are Rachel, Wazner, Tiu, and Scorpion I. Among people deceased in 970 BC, Bathsheba ranks 2. Before her is David.

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    Scorpion II

    POLITICIAN

    3500 BC - Present

    HPI: 79.23

    Rank: 1

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    Bathsheba

    COMPANION

    3500 BC - 970 BC

    HPI: 78.24

    Rank: 2

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    Rachel

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    3500 BC - 1553 BC

    HPI: 76.38

    Rank: 3

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    Wazner

    POLITICIAN

    3500 BC - 3050 BC

    HPI: 75.37

    Rank: 4

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    Tiu

    POLITICIAN

    3500 BC - Present

    HPI: 75.29

    Rank: 5

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    Scorpion I

    POLITICIAN

    3500 BC - Present

    HPI: 72.09

    Rank: 6

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Others Deceased in 970 BC

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    David

    POLITICIAN

    1010 BC - 970 BC

    HPI: 88.96

    Rank: 1

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    Bathsheba

    COMPANION

    3500 BC - 970 BC

    HPI: 78.24

    Rank: 2

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Bathsheba ranks 37 out of 466. Before her are Salome (14), Amin al-Husseini (1895), Joachim (-100), Herod Antipas (-20), Baldwin V of Jerusalem (1177), and Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem (1160). After her are Moshe Dayan (1915), Rehoboam (-972), John the Evangelist (10), Ahmed Yassin (1937), Joseph of Arimathea (100), and Procopius (500).

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Among COMPANIONS In Israel

Among companions born in Israel, Bathsheba ranks 1. After her are Dinah (-1700), and Alice of Champagne (1196).

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