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Mephibosheth
Mephibosheth (Biblical Hebrew: מְפִיבֹשֶׁת, romanized: Məp̄īḇošeṯ, lit.'exterminating [the] idol'), also known as Meribaal (מְרִיב־בַּעַל, Mərīḇ-Baʻal) or Miphibosheth, was the son of Jonathan and thus a grandson of Saul, the first king of the United Monarchy of ancient Israel and Judah. He is mentioned in the biblicalBooks of Samuel.