Once David receives word that Uriah has died fighting, he responds coolly, "The sword devours one way or another." Once more, the Bible tells us little of Bathsheba's reaction. "The wife of Uriah ...

As we approach the High Holidays I recall a passionate debate I recently engaged in with a good friend of mine regarding the meaning of King David’s interaction with Bathsheba in the Bible.

The story of David and Bathsheba has a lot of gaps ... We think of “adultery” as consensual by definition, while the Bible defines it as the responsibility of the male head of the household ...

When most people think of Bathsheba, they tend to think of one thing — adultery. In 2 Samuel 11, David and Bathsheba ... Well, she was — in one word — a hero. Had Bathsheba not done what ...

National Geographic explores notable biblical figures in our ongoing series People in the Bible, as part of our coverage of the history of the Bible and the search for sacred texts. No king in the ...