List of people who lose a child in תנ"ך
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Any other cases of people who lose a child in תנ"ך apart from Adam, Yehuda, Aharon, David, Eli, Iyov?
tanach death
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Any other cases of people who lose a child in תנ"ך apart from Adam, Yehuda, Aharon, David, Eli, Iyov?
tanach death
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Mesushelach and maybe others in that geneology
– Heshy
2 days ago
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I take it you’re not counting Yaakov, who thought he lost a child?
– DonielF
2 days ago
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Any other cases of people who lose a child in תנ"ך apart from Adam, Yehuda, Aharon, David, Eli, Iyov?
tanach death
Any other cases of people who lose a child in תנ"ך apart from Adam, Yehuda, Aharon, David, Eli, Iyov?
tanach death
tanach death
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Mesushelach and maybe others in that geneology
– Heshy
2 days ago
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I take it you’re not counting Yaakov, who thought he lost a child?
– DonielF
2 days ago
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Mesushelach and maybe others in that geneology
– Heshy
2 days ago
1
I take it you’re not counting Yaakov, who thought he lost a child?
– DonielF
2 days ago
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Mesushelach and maybe others in that geneology
– Heshy
2 days ago
Mesushelach and maybe others in that geneology
– Heshy
2 days ago
1
1
I take it you’re not counting Yaakov, who thought he lost a child?
– DonielF
2 days ago
I take it you’re not counting Yaakov, who thought he lost a child?
– DonielF
2 days ago
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- Terah (Genesis 11:28): his son Haran died in his lifetime
- Pharaoh and all the Egyptians (Exodus 12:30):1 lost their firstborn in the tenth plague
- Mother of Sisera (Judges 5:28): described as being alive after Sisera died
- Jephthah (Judges 11:39):1 he fulfilled his vow to sacrifice his daughter, apparently killing her
- Mother of Agag (1 Samuel 15:33): described as being bereaved when Agag died
- A prostitute (1 Kings 3:19): two prostitutes had two sons, and one of them died
- Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:17):2 his son Abijah died of a sickness
- Hiel of Bethel (1 Kings 16:34):1 lost his sons by building Jericho
- Mesha (2 Kings 3:27): sacrificed his son
- An unnamed woman (2 Kings 6:28): ate her son and wanted to eat her neighbor's son
- Athaliah (2 Kings 11:1): her son was killed in battle
- Ahaz (2 Kings 16:3): put his sons through fire (assuming this means he killed them)
- Manasseh (2 Kings 21:6): also put his sons through fire (same caveat)
- Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:7):1 his sons were slaughtered before his eyes
- Naomi (Ruth 1:5): her two sons died in Moab
- Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:22): mourned over his children
1 noted by Double AA
2noted by Gary
Seemingly zeresh
– Double AA♦
2 days ago
@DoubleAA Seems like an answer more than a comment (though I wouldn't count Zeresh because she isn't mentioned as having lost a child; there's also Amaziah in Amos 7:17 whose children's death is predicted but not mentioned)
– b a
yesterday
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While the simple reading of the passuk supports Yiftach being on the list, note that not everyone interprets that literally.
– DonielF
yesterday
@DonielF Hence "apparently." Adam is mentioned in the question
– b a
yesterday
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I think you should edit the OPs examples from the question to this answer with sourcea and label them his. More organized.
– Double AA♦
2 hours ago
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- Terah (Genesis 11:28): his son Haran died in his lifetime
- Pharaoh and all the Egyptians (Exodus 12:30):1 lost their firstborn in the tenth plague
- Mother of Sisera (Judges 5:28): described as being alive after Sisera died
- Jephthah (Judges 11:39):1 he fulfilled his vow to sacrifice his daughter, apparently killing her
- Mother of Agag (1 Samuel 15:33): described as being bereaved when Agag died
- A prostitute (1 Kings 3:19): two prostitutes had two sons, and one of them died
- Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:17):2 his son Abijah died of a sickness
- Hiel of Bethel (1 Kings 16:34):1 lost his sons by building Jericho
- Mesha (2 Kings 3:27): sacrificed his son
- An unnamed woman (2 Kings 6:28): ate her son and wanted to eat her neighbor's son
- Athaliah (2 Kings 11:1): her son was killed in battle
- Ahaz (2 Kings 16:3): put his sons through fire (assuming this means he killed them)
- Manasseh (2 Kings 21:6): also put his sons through fire (same caveat)
- Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:7):1 his sons were slaughtered before his eyes
- Naomi (Ruth 1:5): her two sons died in Moab
- Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:22): mourned over his children
1 noted by Double AA
2noted by Gary
Seemingly zeresh
– Double AA♦
2 days ago
@DoubleAA Seems like an answer more than a comment (though I wouldn't count Zeresh because she isn't mentioned as having lost a child; there's also Amaziah in Amos 7:17 whose children's death is predicted but not mentioned)
– b a
yesterday
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While the simple reading of the passuk supports Yiftach being on the list, note that not everyone interprets that literally.
– DonielF
yesterday
@DonielF Hence "apparently." Adam is mentioned in the question
– b a
yesterday
2
I think you should edit the OPs examples from the question to this answer with sourcea and label them his. More organized.
– Double AA♦
2 hours ago
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- Terah (Genesis 11:28): his son Haran died in his lifetime
- Pharaoh and all the Egyptians (Exodus 12:30):1 lost their firstborn in the tenth plague
- Mother of Sisera (Judges 5:28): described as being alive after Sisera died
- Jephthah (Judges 11:39):1 he fulfilled his vow to sacrifice his daughter, apparently killing her
- Mother of Agag (1 Samuel 15:33): described as being bereaved when Agag died
- A prostitute (1 Kings 3:19): two prostitutes had two sons, and one of them died
- Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:17):2 his son Abijah died of a sickness
- Hiel of Bethel (1 Kings 16:34):1 lost his sons by building Jericho
- Mesha (2 Kings 3:27): sacrificed his son
- An unnamed woman (2 Kings 6:28): ate her son and wanted to eat her neighbor's son
- Athaliah (2 Kings 11:1): her son was killed in battle
- Ahaz (2 Kings 16:3): put his sons through fire (assuming this means he killed them)
- Manasseh (2 Kings 21:6): also put his sons through fire (same caveat)
- Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:7):1 his sons were slaughtered before his eyes
- Naomi (Ruth 1:5): her two sons died in Moab
- Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:22): mourned over his children
1 noted by Double AA
2noted by Gary
Seemingly zeresh
– Double AA♦
2 days ago
@DoubleAA Seems like an answer more than a comment (though I wouldn't count Zeresh because she isn't mentioned as having lost a child; there's also Amaziah in Amos 7:17 whose children's death is predicted but not mentioned)
– b a
yesterday
1
While the simple reading of the passuk supports Yiftach being on the list, note that not everyone interprets that literally.
– DonielF
yesterday
@DonielF Hence "apparently." Adam is mentioned in the question
– b a
yesterday
2
I think you should edit the OPs examples from the question to this answer with sourcea and label them his. More organized.
– Double AA♦
2 hours ago
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show 3 more comments
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- Terah (Genesis 11:28): his son Haran died in his lifetime
- Pharaoh and all the Egyptians (Exodus 12:30):1 lost their firstborn in the tenth plague
- Mother of Sisera (Judges 5:28): described as being alive after Sisera died
- Jephthah (Judges 11:39):1 he fulfilled his vow to sacrifice his daughter, apparently killing her
- Mother of Agag (1 Samuel 15:33): described as being bereaved when Agag died
- A prostitute (1 Kings 3:19): two prostitutes had two sons, and one of them died
- Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:17):2 his son Abijah died of a sickness
- Hiel of Bethel (1 Kings 16:34):1 lost his sons by building Jericho
- Mesha (2 Kings 3:27): sacrificed his son
- An unnamed woman (2 Kings 6:28): ate her son and wanted to eat her neighbor's son
- Athaliah (2 Kings 11:1): her son was killed in battle
- Ahaz (2 Kings 16:3): put his sons through fire (assuming this means he killed them)
- Manasseh (2 Kings 21:6): also put his sons through fire (same caveat)
- Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:7):1 his sons were slaughtered before his eyes
- Naomi (Ruth 1:5): her two sons died in Moab
- Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:22): mourned over his children
1 noted by Double AA
2noted by Gary
- Terah (Genesis 11:28): his son Haran died in his lifetime
- Pharaoh and all the Egyptians (Exodus 12:30):1 lost their firstborn in the tenth plague
- Mother of Sisera (Judges 5:28): described as being alive after Sisera died
- Jephthah (Judges 11:39):1 he fulfilled his vow to sacrifice his daughter, apparently killing her
- Mother of Agag (1 Samuel 15:33): described as being bereaved when Agag died
- A prostitute (1 Kings 3:19): two prostitutes had two sons, and one of them died
- Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:17):2 his son Abijah died of a sickness
- Hiel of Bethel (1 Kings 16:34):1 lost his sons by building Jericho
- Mesha (2 Kings 3:27): sacrificed his son
- An unnamed woman (2 Kings 6:28): ate her son and wanted to eat her neighbor's son
- Athaliah (2 Kings 11:1): her son was killed in battle
- Ahaz (2 Kings 16:3): put his sons through fire (assuming this means he killed them)
- Manasseh (2 Kings 21:6): also put his sons through fire (same caveat)
- Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:7):1 his sons were slaughtered before his eyes
- Naomi (Ruth 1:5): her two sons died in Moab
- Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:22): mourned over his children
1 noted by Double AA
2noted by Gary
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Seemingly zeresh
– Double AA♦
2 days ago
@DoubleAA Seems like an answer more than a comment (though I wouldn't count Zeresh because she isn't mentioned as having lost a child; there's also Amaziah in Amos 7:17 whose children's death is predicted but not mentioned)
– b a
yesterday
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While the simple reading of the passuk supports Yiftach being on the list, note that not everyone interprets that literally.
– DonielF
yesterday
@DonielF Hence "apparently." Adam is mentioned in the question
– b a
yesterday
2
I think you should edit the OPs examples from the question to this answer with sourcea and label them his. More organized.
– Double AA♦
2 hours ago
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Seemingly zeresh
– Double AA♦
2 days ago
@DoubleAA Seems like an answer more than a comment (though I wouldn't count Zeresh because she isn't mentioned as having lost a child; there's also Amaziah in Amos 7:17 whose children's death is predicted but not mentioned)
– b a
yesterday
1
While the simple reading of the passuk supports Yiftach being on the list, note that not everyone interprets that literally.
– DonielF
yesterday
@DonielF Hence "apparently." Adam is mentioned in the question
– b a
yesterday
2
I think you should edit the OPs examples from the question to this answer with sourcea and label them his. More organized.
– Double AA♦
2 hours ago
Seemingly zeresh
– Double AA♦
2 days ago
Seemingly zeresh
– Double AA♦
2 days ago
@DoubleAA Seems like an answer more than a comment (though I wouldn't count Zeresh because she isn't mentioned as having lost a child; there's also Amaziah in Amos 7:17 whose children's death is predicted but not mentioned)
– b a
yesterday
@DoubleAA Seems like an answer more than a comment (though I wouldn't count Zeresh because she isn't mentioned as having lost a child; there's also Amaziah in Amos 7:17 whose children's death is predicted but not mentioned)
– b a
yesterday
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1
While the simple reading of the passuk supports Yiftach being on the list, note that not everyone interprets that literally.
– DonielF
yesterday
While the simple reading of the passuk supports Yiftach being on the list, note that not everyone interprets that literally.
– DonielF
yesterday
@DonielF Hence "apparently." Adam is mentioned in the question
– b a
yesterday
@DonielF Hence "apparently." Adam is mentioned in the question
– b a
yesterday
2
2
I think you should edit the OPs examples from the question to this answer with sourcea and label them his. More organized.
– Double AA♦
2 hours ago
I think you should edit the OPs examples from the question to this answer with sourcea and label them his. More organized.
– Double AA♦
2 hours ago
|
show 3 more comments
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Mesushelach and maybe others in that geneology
– Heshy
2 days ago
1
I take it you’re not counting Yaakov, who thought he lost a child?
– DonielF
2 days ago