Aiah
Aiah was the father of Rizpah, who was a concubine of King Saul.
The name Aiah means “vulture, raven; an isle; alas, where is it?”
MaleUnited Monarchy eraOld Testament1 book4 verses
Summary
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2 Samuel 3:7; only referred to as Aiah (אַיָּה); father of Rizpah.
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Alternative names
- אַיָּהAiah
Mentions
- Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”
- But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
- And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down on the bodies, she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
- When David was told what Saul’s concubine Rizpah, daughter of Aiah, had done,