About Batsheva

Hebrew Name

בַּת־שֶׁבַע

English Name

Batsheva

Phonetic Spelling

bat-SHE-va
What does Batsheva mean?
‘Daughter of Seven’

וַיְהִי לְעֵת הָעֶרֶב וַיָּקָם דָּוִד מֵעַל מִשְׁכָּבוֹ וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ עַל־גַּג בֵּית־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיַּרְא אִשָּׁה רֹחֶצֶת מֵעַל הַגָּג וְהָאִשָּׁה טוֹבַת מַרְאֶה מְאֹד׃

Late one afternoon, David rose from his couch and strolled on the roof of the royal palace; and from the roof he saw a woman bathing. The woman was very beautiful,

2 Samuel 11:2

וַיִּשְׁלַח דָּוִד וַיִּדְרֹשׁ לָאִשָּׁה וַיֹּאמֶר הֲלוֹא־זֹאת בַּת־שֶׁבַע בַּת־אֱלִיעָם אֵשֶׁת אוּרִיָּה הַחִתִּי׃

and the king sent someone to make inquiries about the woman. He reported, “She is Batsheva daughter of Eliam [and] wife of Uriya the Hittite.”

2 Samuel 11:3

Description about Batsheva
Batsheva was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later King David.
Attribute of Batsheva
Very beautiful, intelligent, dedicated
Where is Batsheva in the Bible?
II Samuel 11-12; I Kings 1-2; I Chronicles 3:5
What did Batsheva do in the Bible?
Bathsheba is described as having been very beautiful. Her son, Solomon, ruled the united kingdom of Israel after David’s death and built the First Temple. She ensured that Solomon, her son, would become the king after David.
What does the Bible say about Batsheva?
Very beautiful

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