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Prof. Barbara Newman, Northwestern University
from 2006 Bible Literary project

Nathan

Picture description: Nathan condemned David
Picture copyright: V. Gilbert and Arlisle F. Beers

Bible Verse

2 Samuel 5:14

Meaning

It is of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has given”. In the Old Testament, the name belonged to a prophet and a son of King David. Nathan was the prophet who rebuked King David for committing adultery with Bathsheba when she was married to Uriah. He was mentioned in the Books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles. The name is also referred to as a short form of Jonathan or Nathaniel.

Gender

Male

Example

Keywords

Bathsheba David give Jonathan Nathan Nathaniel prophet Samuel Uriah

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