Overview
The Bible addresses ajah across 7 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 2 Samuel, Genesis and 1 Chronicles. Closely related themes include Rizpah, Zibeon, Gibeonites and Duke. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Rizpah, Saul, Abner and Ishbosheth.
Key Bible verses about ajah
Old Testament
2 Samuel
And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine?
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: Michal: or, Michal's sister brought: Heb. bare to Adriel
And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.
And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
People in the Bible and ajah
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying ajah for yourself
- Begin with Genesis 36:24, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how 2 Samuel, Genesis and 1 Chronicles each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Rizpah, Saul and Abner and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Rizpah, Zibeon, Gibeonites and Duke.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about ajah?
The Bible addresses ajah across 7 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 2 Samuel, Genesis and 1 Chronicles. Closely related themes include Rizpah, Zibeon, Gibeonites and Duke. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Rizpah, Saul, Abner and Ishbosheth.
How many Bible verses are about ajah?
The Bible references ajah in 7 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention ajah?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 36:24: “And these are the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with ajah?
Rizpah, Saul, Abner, Ishbosheth and Michal.
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