Abishag
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In the Hebrew Bible, Abishag was a beautiful young woman of Shunem chosen to be a helper and servant to King David in his old age. Among Abishag's duties was to lie next to David and pass along her bo
David and Abishag by Pedro Américo, 1879
Abishag, Bathsheba, Solomon, and Nathan tend to the aging David, c. 1435.
David and Abishag, James Tissot (1836–1902, France), Jewish Museum (Manhattan)
Shunem
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Shunem or Shunaam was a small village mentioned in the Bible in the possession of the Tribe of Issachar. It was located near the Jezreel Valley, north of Mount Gilboa.
Abishag
…In the Hebrew Bible, Abishag (; Hebrew: אֲבִישַׁג, romanized: ʾăb̲išag̲, lit. 'My Father is a wanderer') was a beautiful young woman of Shunem chosen to be a helper and servant to King David in his old age. Among Abishag's duties was to lie next to David and pass along her body heat and vigor…
Amarna letter mentioning Shunem