List of people who lose a child in תנ"ך












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Any other cases of people who lose a child in תנ"ך? I have a few ideas but am looking for a fuller list, though let's keep it to Pshat reading of the text, not Midrashim.










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    Mesushelach and maybe others in that geneology

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    I take it you’re not counting Yaakov, who thought he lost a child?

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Any other cases of people who lose a child in תנ"ך? I have a few ideas but am looking for a fuller list, though let's keep it to Pshat reading of the text, not Midrashim.










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    Mesushelach and maybe others in that geneology

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    I take it you’re not counting Yaakov, who thought he lost a child?

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Any other cases of people who lose a child in תנ"ך? I have a few ideas but am looking for a fuller list, though let's keep it to Pshat reading of the text, not Midrashim.










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Any other cases of people who lose a child in תנ"ך? I have a few ideas but am looking for a fuller list, though let's keep it to Pshat reading of the text, not Midrashim.







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    Mesushelach and maybe others in that geneology

    – Heshy
    Mar 24 at 21:49






  • 1





    I take it you’re not counting Yaakov, who thought he lost a child?

    – DonielF
    Mar 25 at 0:15














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    Mesushelach and maybe others in that geneology

    – Heshy
    Mar 24 at 21:49






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    I take it you’re not counting Yaakov, who thought he lost a child?

    – DonielF
    Mar 25 at 0:15








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Mesushelach and maybe others in that geneology

– Heshy
Mar 24 at 21:49





Mesushelach and maybe others in that geneology

– Heshy
Mar 24 at 21:49




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I take it you’re not counting Yaakov, who thought he lost a child?

– DonielF
Mar 25 at 0:15





I take it you’re not counting Yaakov, who thought he lost a child?

– DonielF
Mar 25 at 0:15










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  • Adam and Eve (Genesis 4:25):* their son Cain killed their other son Abel

  • Terah (Genesis 11:28): his son Haran died in his lifetime

  • Judah (Genesis 38:7,10):* his sons Er and Onan died after marrying Tamar

  • Pharaoh and all the Egyptians (Exodus 12:30):1 lost their firstborn in the tenth plague

  • Aaron (Leviticus 10:2):* his sons Nadab and Abihu died when bringing a fire offering

  • Zur (Numbers 25:15):3 his daughter Cozbi was killed while he was killed at a later time (31:8)

  • Mother of Sisera (Judges 5:28): described as being alive after Sisera died

  • Jephthah (Judges 11:39):1 he fulfilled his vow to sacrifice his daughter, apparently killing her

  • Eli (1 Samuel 4:11):* his sons Hofni and Phinehas died in battle with Philistines

  • Mother of Agag (1 Samuel 15:33): described as being bereaved when Agag died

  • Saul (1 Samuel 31:2): his sons died shortly before him in the war against the Philistines

  • David (2 Samuel 12:18, 13:32, 18:15):* he lost an unnamed child, Amnon, and Absalom

  • A prostitute (1 Kings 3:19): two prostitutes had two sons, and one of them died

  • Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:17):2 his son Abijah died of a sickness

  • Hiel of Bethel (1 Kings 16:34):1 lost his sons by building Jericho

  • Mesha (2 Kings 3:27): sacrificed his son

  • An unnamed woman (2 Kings 6:28): ate her son and wanted to eat her neighbor's son

  • Athaliah (2 Kings 11:1): her son was killed in battle

  • Ahaz (2 Kings 16:3): put his sons through fire (assuming this means he killed them)

  • Manasseh (2 Kings 21:6): also put his sons through fire (same caveat)

  • Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:7):1 his sons were slaughtered before his eyes

  • Job (Job 1:19):* all of his sons and daughters died

  • Naomi (Ruth 1:5): her two sons died in Moab

  • Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:22): mourned over his children


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  • Adam and Eve (Genesis 4:25):* their son Cain killed their other son Abel

  • Terah (Genesis 11:28): his son Haran died in his lifetime

  • Judah (Genesis 38:7,10):* his sons Er and Onan died after marrying Tamar

  • Pharaoh and all the Egyptians (Exodus 12:30):1 lost their firstborn in the tenth plague

  • Aaron (Leviticus 10:2):* his sons Nadab and Abihu died when bringing a fire offering

  • Zur (Numbers 25:15):3 his daughter Cozbi was killed while he was killed at a later time (31:8)

  • Mother of Sisera (Judges 5:28): described as being alive after Sisera died

  • Jephthah (Judges 11:39):1 he fulfilled his vow to sacrifice his daughter, apparently killing her

  • Eli (1 Samuel 4:11):* his sons Hofni and Phinehas died in battle with Philistines

  • Mother of Agag (1 Samuel 15:33): described as being bereaved when Agag died

  • Saul (1 Samuel 31:2): his sons died shortly before him in the war against the Philistines

  • David (2 Samuel 12:18, 13:32, 18:15):* he lost an unnamed child, Amnon, and Absalom

  • A prostitute (1 Kings 3:19): two prostitutes had two sons, and one of them died

  • Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:17):2 his son Abijah died of a sickness

  • Hiel of Bethel (1 Kings 16:34):1 lost his sons by building Jericho

  • Mesha (2 Kings 3:27): sacrificed his son

  • An unnamed woman (2 Kings 6:28): ate her son and wanted to eat her neighbor's son

  • Athaliah (2 Kings 11:1): her son was killed in battle

  • Ahaz (2 Kings 16:3): put his sons through fire (assuming this means he killed them)

  • Manasseh (2 Kings 21:6): also put his sons through fire (same caveat)

  • Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:7):1 his sons were slaughtered before his eyes

  • Job (Job 1:19):* all of his sons and daughters died

  • Naomi (Ruth 1:5): her two sons died in Moab

  • Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:22): mourned over his children


* mentioned by the OP Josh Silverblatt



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  • Adam and Eve (Genesis 4:25):* their son Cain killed their other son Abel

  • Terah (Genesis 11:28): his son Haran died in his lifetime

  • Judah (Genesis 38:7,10):* his sons Er and Onan died after marrying Tamar

  • Pharaoh and all the Egyptians (Exodus 12:30):1 lost their firstborn in the tenth plague

  • Aaron (Leviticus 10:2):* his sons Nadab and Abihu died when bringing a fire offering

  • Zur (Numbers 25:15):3 his daughter Cozbi was killed while he was killed at a later time (31:8)

  • Mother of Sisera (Judges 5:28): described as being alive after Sisera died

  • Jephthah (Judges 11:39):1 he fulfilled his vow to sacrifice his daughter, apparently killing her

  • Eli (1 Samuel 4:11):* his sons Hofni and Phinehas died in battle with Philistines

  • Mother of Agag (1 Samuel 15:33): described as being bereaved when Agag died

  • Saul (1 Samuel 31:2): his sons died shortly before him in the war against the Philistines

  • David (2 Samuel 12:18, 13:32, 18:15):* he lost an unnamed child, Amnon, and Absalom

  • A prostitute (1 Kings 3:19): two prostitutes had two sons, and one of them died

  • Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:17):2 his son Abijah died of a sickness

  • Hiel of Bethel (1 Kings 16:34):1 lost his sons by building Jericho

  • Mesha (2 Kings 3:27): sacrificed his son

  • An unnamed woman (2 Kings 6:28): ate her son and wanted to eat her neighbor's son

  • Athaliah (2 Kings 11:1): her son was killed in battle

  • Ahaz (2 Kings 16:3): put his sons through fire (assuming this means he killed them)

  • Manasseh (2 Kings 21:6): also put his sons through fire (same caveat)

  • Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:7):1 his sons were slaughtered before his eyes

  • Job (Job 1:19):* all of his sons and daughters died

  • Naomi (Ruth 1:5): her two sons died in Moab

  • Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:22): mourned over his children


* mentioned by the OP Josh Silverblatt



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  • Adam and Eve (Genesis 4:25):* their son Cain killed their other son Abel

  • Terah (Genesis 11:28): his son Haran died in his lifetime

  • Judah (Genesis 38:7,10):* his sons Er and Onan died after marrying Tamar

  • Pharaoh and all the Egyptians (Exodus 12:30):1 lost their firstborn in the tenth plague

  • Aaron (Leviticus 10:2):* his sons Nadab and Abihu died when bringing a fire offering

  • Zur (Numbers 25:15):3 his daughter Cozbi was killed while he was killed at a later time (31:8)

  • Mother of Sisera (Judges 5:28): described as being alive after Sisera died

  • Jephthah (Judges 11:39):1 he fulfilled his vow to sacrifice his daughter, apparently killing her

  • Eli (1 Samuel 4:11):* his sons Hofni and Phinehas died in battle with Philistines

  • Mother of Agag (1 Samuel 15:33): described as being bereaved when Agag died

  • Saul (1 Samuel 31:2): his sons died shortly before him in the war against the Philistines

  • David (2 Samuel 12:18, 13:32, 18:15):* he lost an unnamed child, Amnon, and Absalom

  • A prostitute (1 Kings 3:19): two prostitutes had two sons, and one of them died

  • Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:17):2 his son Abijah died of a sickness

  • Hiel of Bethel (1 Kings 16:34):1 lost his sons by building Jericho

  • Mesha (2 Kings 3:27): sacrificed his son

  • An unnamed woman (2 Kings 6:28): ate her son and wanted to eat her neighbor's son

  • Athaliah (2 Kings 11:1): her son was killed in battle

  • Ahaz (2 Kings 16:3): put his sons through fire (assuming this means he killed them)

  • Manasseh (2 Kings 21:6): also put his sons through fire (same caveat)

  • Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:7):1 his sons were slaughtered before his eyes

  • Job (Job 1:19):* all of his sons and daughters died

  • Naomi (Ruth 1:5): her two sons died in Moab

  • Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:22): mourned over his children


* mentioned by the OP Josh Silverblatt



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  • Adam and Eve (Genesis 4:25):* their son Cain killed their other son Abel

  • Terah (Genesis 11:28): his son Haran died in his lifetime

  • Judah (Genesis 38:7,10):* his sons Er and Onan died after marrying Tamar

  • Pharaoh and all the Egyptians (Exodus 12:30):1 lost their firstborn in the tenth plague

  • Aaron (Leviticus 10:2):* his sons Nadab and Abihu died when bringing a fire offering

  • Zur (Numbers 25:15):3 his daughter Cozbi was killed while he was killed at a later time (31:8)

  • Mother of Sisera (Judges 5:28): described as being alive after Sisera died

  • Jephthah (Judges 11:39):1 he fulfilled his vow to sacrifice his daughter, apparently killing her

  • Eli (1 Samuel 4:11):* his sons Hofni and Phinehas died in battle with Philistines

  • Mother of Agag (1 Samuel 15:33): described as being bereaved when Agag died

  • Saul (1 Samuel 31:2): his sons died shortly before him in the war against the Philistines

  • David (2 Samuel 12:18, 13:32, 18:15):* he lost an unnamed child, Amnon, and Absalom

  • A prostitute (1 Kings 3:19): two prostitutes had two sons, and one of them died

  • Jeroboam (1 Kings 14:17):2 his son Abijah died of a sickness

  • Hiel of Bethel (1 Kings 16:34):1 lost his sons by building Jericho

  • Mesha (2 Kings 3:27): sacrificed his son

  • An unnamed woman (2 Kings 6:28): ate her son and wanted to eat her neighbor's son

  • Athaliah (2 Kings 11:1): her son was killed in battle

  • Ahaz (2 Kings 16:3): put his sons through fire (assuming this means he killed them)

  • Manasseh (2 Kings 21:6): also put his sons through fire (same caveat)

  • Zedekiah (2 Kings 25:7):1 his sons were slaughtered before his eyes

  • Job (Job 1:19):* all of his sons and daughters died

  • Naomi (Ruth 1:5): her two sons died in Moab

  • Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:22): mourned over his children


* mentioned by the OP Josh Silverblatt



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