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   How many sons did Merab have?

   • Merab had five sons. These sons were delivered to the Gibeonites and hanged before the Lord according to 2 Samuel 21:8, 9. However, the text suggests that the five men delivered to the Gibeonites were actually the sons of Michal (see ADRIEL). Merab is mentioned as the father of these sons in the passage.

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   Who was Adriel in the Bible?

   • אֵל (ale) means "God". Adriel was the son of Barzillai the Meholathite. According to 1 Samuel 18:19, Saul married his daughter Merab to Adriel. However, 2 Samuel 21:8, in the Masoretic Text, records that Michal, another daughter of Saul "brought up" [R.V. "bare"] five sons with Adriel.

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   Who did Adriel marry?

   • A son of Barzillai, married Merab, daughter of Saul, who had been promised to David, 1 Samuel 18:19. Adriel had five sons by her, who were delivered up to the Gibeonites, to be put to death before the Lord, to avenge the cruelty of Saul their grandfather against the Gibeonites.

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   What does Targum say about the five sons of Merab?

   • According to Targum, the passage states: 'The five sons of Merab, whom Michal, Saul's daughter, brought up and bore,' etc.

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   Why was Merab given to Adriel the Meholathite?

   • Initially, Merab was to be given to David (1 Samuel 18:20). However, Merab was eventually given to Adriel the Meholathite (1 Samuel 18:19) due to Michal's love for David, which may have been an obstacle.

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   Did Merab marry David or Adriel?

   • Rabbis in the Midrash and Aggadah discuss two different versions of events: one in which Merab marries David, and one where she marries Adriel. Merab was Saul’s eldest daughter. According to one version, she was meant to marry David, but she was given in matrimony to Adriel the Meholathite. According to another version, David married Merab’s younger sister Michal.

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2. jwa.org › encyclopedia › articleMerab, daughter of Saul: Midrash and Aggadah | Jewish Women's ...

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   The Rabbis state that Merab died after bearing five sons to Adriel the Meholathite and Michal raised her dead sister’s children as if they were her own.

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3. bib.irr.org › did-michal-have-children-or-not-2Did Michal Have Children or Not? 2 Samuel 6:23 and 21:8

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   May 6, 2015 · But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.

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   In describing Michal’s maternal traits, the midrash says that she raised her dead sister Merab’s five sons. Merab was married to Adriel the Meholathite and bore five sons. When Merab passed away, Michal raised them as if they were her own offspring, and therefore they are attributed to Michal.

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   Adriel. A son of Barzillai, married Merab, daughter of Saul, who had been promised to David, 1 Samuel 18:19. Adriel had five sons by her, who were delivered up to the Gibeonites, to be put to death before the Lord, to avenge the cruelty of Saul their grandfather against the Gibeonites.

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   According to 1 Samuel 18:19, Saul married his daughter Merab to Adriel. However, 2 Samuel 21:8, in the Masoretic Text , records that Michal , another daughter of Saul "brought up" [R.V. "bare"] five sons with Adriel.

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   Merab had five sons by him, who were delivered to the Gibeonites, and hanged before the Lord, 2 Samuel 21:8,9. The text intimates that the five men delivered to the Gibeonites were sons of Michal; but see ADRIEL.

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   She is also one of six children by his primary wife, Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz (compare 1 Sam 31:2, 1 Chr 8:33; 9:39; these note the fourth son, Abinadab, who is not mentioned in 1 Sam 14:49). The genealogical summary serves two functions in the larger narrative of Saul.