Michal daughter of Saul

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Michal, daughter of King Saul, was a wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible, known for her complex and often tragic relationship with him and her father.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Michal daughter of Saul canonical 1
Michal, daughter of King Saul 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
princess of Israel
woman
associatedWithTheme conflict between loyalty to husband and loyalty to father
female agency in the Hebrew Bible
royal politics in the united monarchy of Israel
tragedy and loss
childlessness had no child to the day of her death
confronted David about his behavior before the Ark
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
criticized David’s dancing before the Ark of the Covenant
criticizedDuringEvent bringing of the Ark to Jerusalem
deceived Saul
Saul’s messengers
emotionDuringDavidDance despised him in her heart
father Saul
firstHusband David
givenName Michal
givenToHusbandBy Saul
givenToSecondHusbandBy Saul
loves David
marriageCondition David’s bride-price of one hundred Philistine foreskins
Saul’s promise to give her to David
mentionedIn First Book of Samuel
linked to: 1 Samuel

Second Book of Samuel
linked to: 2 Samuel
mother Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz
linked to: Ahinoam of Jezreel
narrativeSetting Gibeah
Jerusalem
positionHeld daughter of the king of Israel
wife of the king of Israel
primaryLanguageContext Biblical Hebrew
receivedResponseFrom David
religion ancient Israelite religion
rescued David
returnDemandedBy David
returnedTo David
returnOrderedBy Abner son of Ner
linked to: Abner
secondHusband Palti son of Laish
sibling Jonathan son of Saul
linked to: Saul

Merab daughter of Saul
linked to: Merab
spouse David
Palti son of Laish
takenFromHusbandBy Saul
takenFromSecondHusbandBy David
traditionallyLocatedInTime period of the early Israelite monarchy
usedObjectInRescue goat’s hair
household idol (teraphim)
viewedFrom window

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ahinoam of Jezreel coSpouse Michal daughter of Saul
מיכַל notableBearer Michal, daughter of King Saul
subject linked to: מִיכַל
linked to: Michal daughter of Saul