2 others in the registry answer to the name Igal. Every Igal in the Bible
- verses
- 1
- first named
- 2 Samuel 23:36
- last named
- 2 Samuel 23:36
- period
- United Monarchy
- role
- Warrior
Description
Who was Igal?
Igal, the son of Nathan of Zobah, is mentioned in 2Sa.23.36 as one of King David's mighty warriors. He is included in the list of the "thirty" mighty men who were renowned for their military skills, strength, and bravery.
The "mighty men" or "mighty warriors" were an elite group of soldiers who served under King David and played a significant role in his military campaigns and the establishment of his kingdom. They were known for their exceptional combat abilities and unwavering loyalty to the king.
Igal is specifically identified as the son of Nathan of Zobah. Zobah was an Aramean kingdom located northeast of Israel, in the region of modern-day Syria. The mention of Igal's father and his place of origin suggests that he may have been a foreign warrior who had joined David's army, possibly as a result of David's military victories and the expansion of his kingdom.
The list of David's mighty warriors in 2Samuel 23 highlights the diversity of David's army, which included men from various tribes of Israel as well as foreign allies. This reflects David's ability to unite and lead a strong and loyal military force.
Apart from his inclusion in the list of mighty warriors, no other specific details are provided about Igal's life or his individual military exploits. However, his presence among the "thirty" indicates that he was a highly skilled and respected warrior who contributed significantly to David's military successes and the security of his kingdom.
Relations
Direct connections
Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.
Child of
- Nathanregistry2 Samuel 23:36
Places
Where this happens
A person is placed by the events they take part in, and an event has to clear three things to place them: it must say where it happened, that place must be one the gazetteer can put a coordinate on, and the verse must report it rather than foretell, command or ask it. Nothing anchored here clears all three. Where the text names a setting no gazetteer surveys — a vineyard, a palace, a plot of ground — it is left off rather than guessed at; where a place is named only in a prophecy, the map does not draw what was said to be coming as though it had happened; and a place reached only through a relation is not inherited, because standing beside somebody is not being somewhere.
No verse Atlas has read as a report puts this person anywhere.
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The pattern
Where Igal is named
Every book of the corpus in the order it is read, each as wide as the chapters it holds. A bar is the verses of that book which write the name, and the flat stretches are as much of the answer as the bars.
1 verse across 1 of 66 books; 65 write the name nowhere. Named in 2 Samuel (1).
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Where to read it
Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — one, across 1 book.
Onward
Where this page goes
Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.
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