Person Old Testament
Mephibosheth
Mephibosheth, son of Saul and Rizpah, was given to the Gibeonites for execution. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 2 Samuel 21:8.
Why it matters. Son of Saul and Rizpah, given to the Gibeonites.
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- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Mephibosheth
Mephibosheth was a son of King Saul and his concubine Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah (2Sa.21.8). He was one of the seven descendants of Saul who were handed over to the Gibeonites to be executed, as a means of atonement for Saul's attempt to annihilate the Gibeonites (2Sa.21.8). This event occurred during David's reign, when a three-year famine prompted David to seek the Lord's guidance. The Gibeonites requested seven of Saul's descendants to be handed over to them, and Mephibosheth was among those chosen. He was put to death along with his brothers and the five sons of Merab, Saul's daughter (2Sa.21.8).
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
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
2 Samuel (1 verse)