Person Old Testament
Eliam
Also known as Ammiel
Eliam, also known as Ammiel, was the father of Bathsheba, who later became King David's wife. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 2 Samuel 11:3.
Why it matters. Father of Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Eliam
Eliam, also referred to as Ammiel, is mentioned in 2Sa.11.3 and 1Ch.3.5 as the father of Bathsheba. Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite, one of David's mighty men. David committed adultery with Bathsheba, and after discovering that she was pregnant, he arranged for Uriah to be killed in battle. David then married Bathsheba, and their first child died as a consequence of David's sin. Later, Bathsheba gave birth to Solomon, who would succeed David as king. The name Eliam means "God of the people," while Ammiel means "my kinsman is God." The reason for the variation in Eliam's name is not explicitly stated in the biblical text.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.