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Uriah, Bathsheba’s husband, was a Chittite. did his nationality also extend to his wife i.e. was she a born jew?
Answer
Bat Sheva was the daughter of Eliam and granddaughter of Achitofel HaGiloni, a boyhood friend of David (who later betrayed him) - Jewish Lineage.
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