Nathan

human biblical figure in 1 Chronicles 2:36, person in the Hebrew Bible
Person human_biblical_figure Q319116
Nathan
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Summary

Nathan is a human biblical figure[1]. He was born on 1000 BC[2]. He died on 1000 BC[3]. He worked as a prophet[4]. He draws 1,323 Wikipedia views per month (human biblical figure category, ranking #178 of 529).[5]

Key Facts

  • Father: Attai[6]
  • Child: Zabud[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Commons category: Nathan (prophet)[9]
  • Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[12], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[13], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15]
  • Present in work: First Book of Kings[16], First Book of Chronicles[17], Second Book of Chronicles[18], Second Book of Samuel[19], 1 Chronicles 2[20]
  • Name in native language: נתן[21]
  • P14483: p/profeta-natan[22]
  • P14750: 2CA2-82B8-E248-4B6B-4B4C[23]

Why It Matters

Nathan has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Works attributed to him include First Book of Samuel[26], a literary work[27], written by Samuel[28] and Second Book of Samuel[29], a literary work[30], written by Gad[31].

FAQs

Who were Nathan's parents?

Nathan's father was Attai[6].

What did Nathan do for work?

Nathan worked as a prophet[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . First Book of Chronicles. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikitolica.com. Retrieved . wikitolica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · ~2026-51483-94 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'hbo', 'text': 'נתן'}
    Orthodox encyclopedia id → 2564764
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Orthodox encyclopedia id: 2564764"
  2. 16d ago · Charp238 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cathopedia article id → Natan
    Jewish encyclopedia id (russian) → 12913
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'be', 'bg', 'bo', 'br', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Cathopedia article id: Natan"
  3. 9w ago · OBender12 · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish virtual library id → nathan
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish virtual library id: nathan, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/96700770|Nathan (#96700770)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3767|Jewish Virtual Librar"
  4. 9w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 2CA2-82B8-E248-4B6B-4B4C
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 2CA2-82B8-E248-4B6B-4B4C, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/265669|batch #265669]]"
  5. 13w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 11343
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Jewish encyclopedia id: 11343, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167482651|NATHAN (#167482651)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #"
  6. 20w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33786|batch #33786]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P14483 is present."
  7. 20w ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fotbolltransfers.com id → spelare/natan/12894
    Sex or gender → male
    Local thumb → —
    Instance of → human biblical figure
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: p/profeta-natan, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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