Meholathites מְחֹלָתִי
People from Abel-meholah, including Adriel and Barzillai.
Biography
The Meholathites were inhabitants of Abel-meholah, a town in the Jordan Valley, possibly located in the territory of Issachar or Manasseh. Two individuals are specifically identified as Meholathites in the Bible. The first is Adriel, who was married to Saul's daughter Merab, although she had originally been promised to David (1Sa.18.19). The second is Barzillai, whose son married Saul's daughter Michal after she was taken from David and given to another man (2Sa.21.8). The Meholathites' connection to Saul's family suggests that they may have been influential in the region during the early monarchical period in Israel.
In Scripture
2 biblical books1 Samuel 1 verse
- 1 Samuel 18:19
"But at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife."
2 Samuel 1 verse
- 2 Samuel 21:8
"But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite."
Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Hebrew | מְחֹלָתִי | H4259 |