Bathsheba
David's bathing beloved
Bathsheba is a biblical figure, the woman King David saw bathing on a rooftop and desired.
David arranged for her husband Uriah to die in battle, then married her.
She became the mother of Solomon.
The name suggests a beautiful woman whose presence triggers moral downfall in powerful men: She was his Bathsheba, and he couldn't resist.
Masculine Hebrew name
- UriahBetrayed biblical soldier
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- NathanMasculine Hebrew name
- SolomonPeaceable Hebrew name
Jerusalem · rooftop · seduction · king · prophet · repentance · covenant · heir
Peaceable Hebrew name
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- influencePower to affect others
- successionFollowing in order
- palaceMonarch's official residence
court · intercession · dynasty · royal · counsel · advocate · lineage · power
Attractive, tempting quality
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- desirabilityQuality of being sought
- attractivenessPleasing quality that draws
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
elegance · radiance · comeliness · loveliness · charm · temptation · femininity · appeal
Seventeenth-century Dutch painter
- RubensBaroque Flemish painter
- nudeUnclothed state
- letterWritten symbol or message
- paintingPigment on canvas
masterpiece · oil · canvas · chiaroscuro · composition · Baroque · museum · gallery
David
Masculine Hebrew name
Solomon · Jerusalem · rooftop · seduction · king · prophet · repentance · covenant · heir · lineage
Solomon
Peaceable Hebrew name
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- influencePower to affect others
- successionFollowing in order
palace · court · intercession · dynasty · royal · counsel · advocate · lineage · power
allure
Attractive, tempting quality
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- desirabilityQuality of being sought
- attractivenessPleasing quality that draws
grace · elegance · radiance · comeliness · loveliness · charm · temptation · femininity · appeal
Rembrandt
Seventeenth-century Dutch painter
painting · masterpiece · oil · canvas · chiaroscuro · composition · Baroque · museum · gallery · portrayal
- Biblical FiguresJesus, Adam, Eve, Moses, Noah
- BarbadosBridgetown, Barbadian, parishes, Saint Michael, St. Michael
- Biblical WomenEve, Mary, Ruth, Sarah, Rachel
- Jewish WomenSarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Leah, Miriam
- Samuel BooksDavid, Saul, Samuel, Jonathan, Goliath
- SolomonDavid, First Temple, Queen of Sheba, divine wisdom, judgment seat