Kish

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Kish is a Benjaminite figure in the Hebrew Bible best known as the father of Israel’s first king, Saul.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kish canonical 5

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical figure
person in the Hebrew Bible
ancestorOf Abner
appearsInTradition Christian tradition
Jewish tradition
associatedWithLocation Gibeah of Benjamin
linked to: Gibeah
culturalContext ancient Israel
linked to: Ancient Israel
describedAs Benjaminite figure in the Hebrew Bible
ethnicity Israelite
linked to: Israelites
familyRole father in the house of Saul
fatherOf Ner (according to some biblical genealogies)
linked to: Ner

Saul
gender male
givenName Kish
languageOfName Hebrew
mentionedIn 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 14
1 Samuel 9
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
linked to: Bible
nameWrittenInHebrew קִישׁ
notableFor being the father of Saul
notableRelative Jonathan (grandson or descendant)
Saul
relativeOf Abner
Ner
religion ancient Israelite religion
residence Gibeah
scripturalRole progenitor of Israel’s first king
timePeriod biblical period of the early Israelite monarchy
tribe Tribe of Benjamin

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

King Saul father Kish
Saul father Kish
Kish givenName Kish
Kesh knownAs Kish