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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Aiah</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/a/aiah.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/genesis/36-24.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/a/aiah.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Aiah</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/naves/a/ai--a_royal_city_of_the_canaanites--rebuilt.htm" title="Ai: A Royal City of the Canaanites: Rebuilt">◄</a> Aiah <a href="/topical/a/ai'ah.htm" title="Ai'ah">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#hit" title="Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary">Hitchcock's</a> • <a href="#smi" title="Smith's Bible Dictionary">Smith's</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>Aiah is a biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament, specifically within the genealogies and narratives of the books of Genesis and 2 Samuel. The name Aiah, which can be translated to mean "falcon" or "vulture," is associated with two distinct individuals in the biblical text.<br><br>1. <b>Aiah, the Horite</b>: Aiah is first mentioned in the genealogical records of the Horites, a group of people who lived in the region of Seir before the Edomites. In <a href="/genesis/36-24.htm">Genesis 36:24</a>, Aiah is listed as one of the sons of Zibeon. The verse states: "These are the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is the Anah who discovered the hot springs in the wilderness while he was pasturing the donkeys of his father Zibeon." (<a href="/genesis/36-24.htm">Genesis 36:24</a>). This brief mention situates Aiah within the broader context of the Horite lineage, which is significant in understanding the ancestral history of the Edomites, descendants of Esau.<br><br>2. <b>Aiah, Father of Rizpah</b>: The more prominent mention of Aiah is in the context of his daughter, Rizpah, who plays a significant role in the narrative of King David's reign. Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, was a concubine of King Saul. Her account is recounted in <a href="/2_samuel/3-7.htm">2 Samuel 3:7</a> and <a href="/2_samuel/21-8.htm">2 Samuel 21:8-11</a>. In <a href="/2_samuel/3-7.htm">2 Samuel 3:7</a>, the text notes: "Meanwhile, Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, daughter of Aiah. And Ish-bosheth said to Abner, 'Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?'" (<a href="/2_samuel/3-7.htm">2 Samuel 3:7</a>). This accusation against Abner, a commander in Saul's army, highlights the political tensions following Saul's death.<br><br>Rizpah's most notable act is her vigil over the bodies of her sons, who were executed by the Gibeonites as part of a retributive justice to atone for Saul's earlier actions against them. In <a href="/2_samuel/21-10.htm">2 Samuel 21:10-11</a>, it is recorded: "And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on the rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain poured down from the heavens on the bodies, she did not let the birds of the air rest on them by day nor the beasts of the field by night. When David was told what Saul’s concubine Rizpah, daughter of Aiah, had done..." (<a href="/2_samuel/21-10.htm">2 Samuel 21:10-11</a>). Rizpah's devotion and mourning moved King David to give her sons a proper burial, along with the remains of Saul and Jonathan, thus bringing closure to a period of divine judgment on Israel.<br><br>Aiah's mention in the Bible, though brief, is significant due to his connection to Rizpah, whose actions exemplify loyalty and maternal devotion. The narrative surrounding Rizpah and her father Aiah underscores themes of justice, reconciliation, and the impact of personal actions on the broader community.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Aiah</span><p>vulture, raven; an isle; alas, where is it?<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Aiah</span><p>(<i>clamor</i>). <ol> <li>Son of Zibeon, a descendant of Seir and ancestor of one of the wives of Esau, (<a href="/1_chronicles/1-40.htm">1 Chronicles 1:40</a>) called in (<a href="/genesis/36-24.htm">Genesis 36:24</a>) <a href="../a/ajah.htm">AJAH = A IAH</a>. He probably died before his father, as the succession fell to his brother Anah.</li> <li>Father of Rizpah, the concubine of Saul. (<a href="/2_samuel/3-7.htm">2 Samuel 3:7</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/21-8.htm">21:8,10,11</a>) (B.C. before 1040.)</li> </ol><a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">AIAH</span><p>a'-ya ('ayyah, "falcon"; once in the King James Version Ajah, <a href="/genesis/36-24.htm">Genesis 36:24</a>):<br><br>(1) A Horite, son of Zibeon, and brother of Anah, who was father of one of Esau's wives (<a href="/genesis/36-24.htm">Genesis 36:24</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-40.htm">1 Chronicles 1:40</a>).<br><br>(2) Father of Rizpah, a concubine of Saul, about whom Ishbosheth falsely accused Abner (<a href="/2_samuel/3-7.htm">2 Samuel 3:7</a>), and whose sons were hanged to appease the Gibeonites, whom Saul had wronged (<a href="/2_samuel/21-8.htm">2 Samuel 21:8-11</a>).<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/345.htm"><span class="l">345. Ayyah -- "falcon," the name of a Horite, also of an Israelite</span></a><br><b>...</b> "falcon," the name of a Horite, also of an Israelite. Transliteration: Ayyah Phonetic<br> Spelling: (ah-yaw') Short Definition: <b>Aiah</b>. <b>...</b> NASB Word Usage <b>Aiah</b> (6). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/345.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/kingsley/the_good_news_of_god/sermon_viii_de_profundis.htm"><span class="l">'de Profundis'</span></a> <br><b>...</b> God took him up, and cast him down: and there he sat all alone, astonished and<br> confounded, like Rizpah, the daughter of <b>Aiah</b>, when she sat alone upon the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kingsley/the good news of god/sermon viii de profundis.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_1_how_david_reigned.htm"><span class="l">How David Reigned Over one Tribe at Hebron While the Son Of</span></a> <br><b>...</b> party; but afterwards Abner was blamed, and an accusation was laid against him,<br> that he went in unto Saul's concubine: her name was Rispah, the daughter of <b>Aiah</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how david reigned.htm</font><p><a href="/library/winkworth/the_history_and_life_of_the_reverend_doctor_john_tauler/preface_to_original_edition_by.htm"><span class="l">Preface to Original Edition by Charles Kingsley</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of darkness, and of storm, while lover and friend were hid away from them, and they<br> sat upon the parching rock, like Rizpah, the daughter of <b>Aiah</b>, beside the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../preface to original edition by.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_6/chapter_iiithe_hebrews_and_the.htm"><span class="l">The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus</span></a> <br>History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 6. <. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iiithe hebrews and the.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/aiah.htm"><span class="l"><b>Aiah</b> (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia <b>AIAH</b>. <b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Aiah</b> (7 Occurrences).<br> Genesis 36:24 These are the children of Zibeon: <b>Aiah</b> and Anah. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/aiah.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/aiah's.htm"><span class="l"><b>Aiah's</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Aiah's</b> (2 Occurrences). <b>...</b> 2 Samuel 21:11 And it was told<br> David what Rizpah the daughter of <b>Aiah</b>, the concubine of Saul, had done. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/aiah's.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ai'ah.htm"><span class="l">Ai'ah (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Ai'ah. A'iah, Ai'ah. <b>Aiah's</b> . Multi-Version Concordance Ai'ah (5<br> Occurrences). 2 Samuel 3:7 Now Saul had a concubine, whose name <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ai'ah.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/rizpah.htm"><span class="l">Rizpah (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary Coal; hot stone, the daughter of <b>Aiah</b>, and one<br> of Saul's concubines. She was the mother of Armoni and <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/rizpah.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mephibosheth.htm"><span class="l">Mephibosheth (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary Exterminator of shame; ie, of idols. (1.) The name of<br> Saul's son by the concubine Rizpah (qv), the daughter of <b>Aiah</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mephibosheth.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zibeon.htm"><span class="l">Zibeon (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Genesis 36:24 These are the children of Zibeon: <b>Aiah</b> and Anah. <b>...</b> The sons of Zibeon:<br><b>Aiah</b>, and Anah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zibeon.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zib'eon.htm"><span class="l">Zib'eon (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Genesis 36:24 And these are the children of Zibeon: <b>Aiah</b> and Anah--this is Anah<br> who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zib'eon.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/armoni.htm"><span class="l">Armoni (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> ar-mo'-ni ('armoni, "belonging to the palace"): One of the two sons of Saul by Rizpah,<br> the daughter of <b>Aiah</b> (2 Samuel 21:8). David delivered them over to the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/armoni.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/a'iah.htm"><span class="l">A'iah (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>A'iah. <b>Aiah</b>, A'iah. Ai'ah . Multi-Version Concordance A'iah (1 Occurrence).<br> Genesis 36:24 These are the children of Zibeon: <b>Aiah</b> and Anah. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/a'iah.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/anah.htm"><span class="l">Anah (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Genesis 36:24 These are the children of Zibeon: <b>Aiah</b> and Anah. <b>...</b> The sons of Zibeon:<br><b>Aiah</b>, and Anah. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/anah.htm - 13k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Aiah (7 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/36-24.htm">Genesis 36:24</a></span><br />These are the children of Zibeon: <span class="boldtext">Aiah</span> and Anah. This is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the donkeys of Zibeon his father.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-7.htm">2 Samuel 3:7</a></span><br />Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of <span class="boldtext">Aiah</span>: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, "Why have you gone in to my father's concubine?"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/21-8.htm">2 Samuel 21:8</a></span><br />But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of <span class="boldtext">Aiah</span>, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/21-10.htm">2 Samuel 21:10</a></span><br />Rizpah the daughter of <span class="boldtext">Aiah</span> took sackcloth, and spread it for her on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water was poured on them from the sky. She allowed neither the birds of the sky to rest on them by day, nor the animals of the field by night.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/21-11.htm">2 Samuel 21:11</a></span><br />It was told David what Rizpah the daughter of <span class="boldtext">Aiah</span>, the concubine of Saul, had done.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-40.htm">1 Chronicles 1:40</a></span><br />The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: <span class="boldtext">Aiah</span>, and Anah.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/7-28.htm">1 Chronicles 7:28</a></span><br />And their possessions and habitations were Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Azzah and the towns thereof; <br /><span class="source">(See JPS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/aiah.htm">Aiah</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/aiah.htm">Aiah (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/ai'ah.htm">Ai'ah (5 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/a/ai--a_royal_city_of_the_canaanites--rebuilt.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ai: A Royal City of the Canaanites: Rebuilt"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ai: A Royal City of the Canaanites: Rebuilt" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/a/ai'ah.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ai'ah"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ai'ah" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>