Ahitophel

biblical character

Person human_biblical_figure Q400294

Facts

18 properties

Instance of: human biblical figure
Sex or gender: male^[11]
Date of birth: 1100 BC
Date of death: 1019 BC, 978 BC^[6]
Place of birth: Giloh
Country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Israel^[7]
Ethnic group: Israelites^[8]
Occupation: politician
Position held: adviser^[9]
Religion or worldview: Yahwism^[10]
Cause of death: hanging to death^[12]
Languages spoken, written or signed: Biblical Hebrew^[23]
Described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Kościelna encyclopedia, Full Orthodox theological dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]
Manner of death: suicide^[14]
P14536: 404854^[27]
P14750: 77E7-8341-7EB9-FBB7-D213^[28]
Present in work: Second Book of Samuel, First Book of Chronicles, Inferno^[24]^[25]^[26]
Statement is subject of: Encyklopedja Kościelna/Achitofel^[13]

🏷️ Also known as

en 'Ăḥīthōphel en Ahitophel the Gilonite en Ahitophel en Achitophel en Achitophel the Gilonite ar أخيتوفيل de Ahitophel de Ahitofel es Ajitofel es Ajitófel fr Ahitophel he אחיתופל he אחיתופל הגילוני he עצת אחיתופל it Achitofel it Achitòfel ja アヒトフェル ko 아히토펠 pl Achitofel z Gilo pt Aitofel

🔖 Identifiers · 23

ISNI: 0000000044954106
VIAF cluster ID: 89162664047.8B (76.0M–89162664047.8B, n=3)
Library of Congress authority ID: no2004023552
GND ID: 1021246921
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Absalom, Achitofel and Chusai А.П. 01.jpg ↗
Biblissima authority ID: Pampa
British Museum person or institution ID: 154394
Catholic Encyclopedia ID: 01102e
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Ahithophel
FAST ID: 506167
Freebase ID: /m/0hy4p
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Akitofel

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IxTheo authority ID: 689764235
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID: 1021246921
Lex ID: Akitofel
Museum-digital ID: 130498
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007519119805171
Rodovid ID: 80997
Treccani ID: achitofel
Treccani's Enciclopedia Dantesca ID: achitofel
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: achitofel
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PCjwJjYBMRMhbCP4Mw9XBKd
Yale LUX ID: person/46cb81ad-555f-4333-aa90-716dc112b1bc

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🔗 Connections

Described by source 5

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia

Present in work 3

Second Book of Samuel, First Book of Chronicles, Inferno

← Characters 2

Second Book of Samuel, King David

Cause of death 1

hanging to death

Country of citizenship 1

United Kingdom of Israel

Ethnic group 1

Israelites

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

Biblical Hebrew

Manner of death 1

suicide

Occupation 1

politician

Position held 1

adviser

Religion or worldview 1

Yahwism

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Ahitophel is a human biblical figure^[1]. He was born in 1100 BC^[2] in Giloh^[3]. He died in 1019 BC^[4]. He worked as a politician^[5].

FAQs

Where was Ahitophel born?

Ahitophel's place of birth was Giloh^[3].

What did Ahitophel do for work?

Ahitophel worked as a politician^[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ Ahitophel — place of birth (P19): Giloh. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Ahitophel — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-21. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Ahitophel — country of citizenship (P27): Kingdom of Israel. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Ahitophel — position held (P39): adviser. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Ahitophel — occupation (P106): politician. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Ahitophel — religion or worldview (P140): Yahwism. bibleinterp.arizona.edu. bibleinterp.arizona.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Ahitophel — ethnic group (P172): Israelites. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Ahitophel — cause of death (P509): hanging to death. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Ahitophel — date of birth (P569): 1100 BC. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Ahitophel — date of death (P570): 1019 BC. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Ahitophel — date of death (P570): 978 BC. timeline.biblehistory.com. timeline.biblehistory.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Ahitophel — statement is subject of (P805): Encyklopedja Kościelna/Achitofel. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Ahitophel — manner of death (P1196): suicide. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Ahitophel — described by source (P1343): The Catholic Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Ahitophel — described by source (P1343): Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Ahitophel — described by source (P1343): Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Ahitophel — described by source (P1343): Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Ahitophel — described by source (P1343): Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Ahitophel — described by source (P1343): Kościelna encyclopedia. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Ahitophel — described by source (P1343): Full Orthodox theological dictionary. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Ahitophel — described by source (P1343): Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Ahitophel — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Biblical Hebrew. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Ahitophel — present in work (P1441): Second Book of Samuel. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Ahitophel — present in work (P1441): First Book of Chronicles. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Ahitophel — present in work (P1441): Inferno. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Ahitophel — P14536 (P14536): 404854. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Ahitophel — P14750 (P14750): 77E7-8341-7EB9-FBB7-D213. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Ahitophel is an instance of human biblical figure (Q20643955) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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12w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14750 → 77E7-8341-7EB9-FBB7-D213

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15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Biblissima authority ID → Pampa

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19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Languages spoken, written or signed → Biblical Hebrew

Ethnic group → Israelites

Aliases → —

Sex or gender → male

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