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Bathsheba
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Bath·she·ba  (bth-shb, bthsh-)
In the Bible, the wife of Uriah and later of David. Her second son by David was Solomon.

Bathsheba [bæθˈʃiːbə ˈbæθʃɪbə]
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(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament the wife of Uriah, who committed adultery with David and later married him and became the mother of his son Solomon (II Samuel 11-12)
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Noun1.Bathsheba - (Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC)
Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible


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