Kish (Bible)
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Kish (c. 1104 – c. 1029 BC) was the father of the first king of the Israelites, Saul
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of the family of the Matrites , and there is some question over whether he is the brother or son of Ner ( and ; ; ). The question may be resolved by reading both Ner and Kish as sons of Abiel.
. His sepulcher is said to be in Zela
, in the region of Benjamin
in modern-day Israel
.
, argue that this is a different Kish.
There is also another Kish named in 1 Chronicles 23:22.
Saul
-People:Saul is a given/first name in English, the Anglicized form of the Hebrew name Shaul from the Hebrew Bible:* Saul , including people with this given namein the Bible:* Saul , a king of Edom...
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Life
Kish was a BenjamiteTribe of Benjamin
According to the Hebrew Bible, the Tribe of Benjamin בִּנְיָמִין was one of the Tribes of Israel.From after the conquest of the land by Joshua until the formation of the first Kingdom of Israel in c. 1050 BCE, the Tribe of Benjamin was a part of a loose confederation of Israelite tribes...
of the family of the Matrites , and there is some question over whether he is the brother or son of Ner ( and ; ; ). The question may be resolved by reading both Ner and Kish as sons of Abiel.
Residence
It appears that Kish resided at GibeahGibeah
Gibeah is a biblical site identified by archaeologists as a hill in Jerusalem, on the outskirts of the Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood, known as Tell el-Ful.-Etymology:...
. His sepulcher is said to be in Zela
Zela
Zela may refer to:* an alternative name for Zile, a city and a district of Tokat Province, Turkey* Vaçe Zela , an Albanian singer* Zela , a genus of grass skippers...
, in the region of Benjamin
Benjamin
Benjamin was the last-born of Jacob's twelve sons, and the second and last son of Rachel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic tradition. He was the founder of the Israelite Tribe of Benjamin. In the Biblical account, unlike Rachel's first son, Joseph, Benjamin was born in Canaan. He died in Egypt on...
in modern-day Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
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Other biblical figures named Kish
"Kish" is also the name of one of Mordecai's ancestors. Many equate him with the above, but some, including Ibn EzraAbraham ibn Ezra
Rabbi Abraham ben Meir Ibn Ezra was born at Tudela, Navarre in 1089, and died c. 1167, apparently in Calahorra....
, argue that this is a different Kish.
There is also another Kish named in 1 Chronicles 23:22.