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    Bathsheba

    bath-SHEE-buh

    Hebrew
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Daughter of the oath; Seventh daughter
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Bathsheba (spelled Bath-sheba in the King James Bible) appears in the King James Bible, including 2 Samuel 12:24.
    First appears in
    2 Samuel — The united and divided kingdom
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Bathsheba's story demonstrates that God can redeem the most painful chapters of our lives. From a relationship born in sin came Solomon and ultimately the Messiah — proof that grace writes straight with crooked lines.
    King James verses
    • 2 Samuel 12:24

      "And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him."

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