PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE

Jonathan

Son of Saul, warrior, and covenant friend of David

Interpretive illustration of Jonathan: Acting as warrior and covenant friend
INTERPRETIVE PORTRAIT · NO RECOVERED LIKENESS

THEIR WORK WITHIN THE STORY

Acting as warrior and covenant friend

Interpretive reconstruction. Scripture supplies the role and setting; no recovered likeness exists, and clothing, face, posture, and moment remain artistic decisions.

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FIRST APPEARANCE

1 Samuel 13:2

The profile connects Scripture pathways to visual study and teaching tools. Relationship labels summarize the textual record and do not replace close reading.

PRIMARY PASSAGES

1 Samuel 13-14

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1 Samuel 18-20

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1 Samuel 23

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1 Samuel 31

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2 Samuel 1

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WORK WORLD · INTERPRETIVE ILLUSTRATION

BUILD THE WORLD AROUND THE NAME

Writing, teaching, memory, and public witness

A person profile becomes shallow when work, tools, food, weather, household, economy, power, and community disappear. This companion scene restores that material world without pretending it photographs Jonathan.

Enter the Illustrated Material Bible