Abishai

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Abishai is a prominent Old Testament military leader and nephew of King David, known for his close association with his brother Joab and his role in David’s campaigns.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Abishai canonical 6
Abishai son of Zeruiah 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Testament person ⓘ
biblical figure ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
appearsIn Deuteronomistic history ⓘ
appearsInBook 1 Chronicles ⓘ
1 Samuel ⓘ
2 Samuel ⓘ
belongsToTextualTradition Masoretic Text ⓘ
Septuagint ⓘ
culturalContext ancient Israel ⓘ
linked to: Ancient Israel
ethnicity Israelite ⓘ
linked to: Israelites
floruit 10th century BCE ⓘ
hasAunt King David ⓘ
hasBrother Asahel ⓘ
Joab ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus canonical biblical figure ⓘ
hasFather Zeruiah ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
hasNotableTrait readiness to use force ⓘ
zeal for David’s safety ⓘ
hasOccupation soldier ⓘ
hasUncle King David ⓘ
isAssociatedWith Joab ⓘ
King David ⓘ
isCharacterType royal relative ⓘ
warrior ⓘ
isElderBrotherOf Asahel ⓘ
isNephewOf King David ⓘ
isOneOf David’s mighty men ⓘ
isYoungerBrotherOf Joab ⓘ
knownFor courage in battle ⓘ
loyalty to David ⓘ
military prowess ⓘ
languageContext Biblical Hebrew ⓘ
linked to: Hebrew
mentionedIn Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament ⓘ
linked to: Bible
nameInHebrew אֲבִישַׁי ⓘ
participatedIn David’s military campaigns ⓘ
relatedTo House of David ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Islamic biblical tradition ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ
roleInNarrative military commander in David’s army ⓘ
servedAs commander in David’s army ⓘ
servedUnder King David ⓘ
sourceType biblical narrative ⓘ
timePeriod United Monarchy of Israel ⓘ
tribe Judah ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Joab → sibling → Abishai ⓘ
Zeruiah → motherOf → Abishai ⓘ
Zeruiah → hasChild → Abishai ⓘ
Zeruiah → associatedWith → Abishai ⓘ
Asahel → brotherOf → Abishai ⓘ
Amasa → cousin → Abishai ⓘ
David’s mighty warriors → notableMember → Abishai son of Zeruiah ⓘ
linked to: Abishai