Are Bathsheba and Ahithophel related?
ESV - 12 And while Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city Giloh. And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom kept increasing.
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Asked July 17 2020
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NELSON VARGHESE
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Tim Maas
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By my understanding, Bathsheba was Ahithophel's granddaughter through his son Eliam, as indicated by comparing 2 Samuel 11:3 with 2 Samuel 23:34.
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