What is Doeg the Edomite?
{{no sources|date=March 2024}} {{copyedit|date=February 2024}} '''Doeg the Edomite''' was a person in the [[Books of Samuel]]. Doeg was the chief shepherd of [[King]] [[Saul]]. == The Massacre of Nob == When [[David]] found out that Saul wanted to kill him, he ran away to [[Nob, Israel|Nob]] and lied to Ahimelech the Chief [[Kohen]]. David told him that he was on a secret mission. Ahimelech gave David bread to eat. Doeg happened to be in Nob when this happened. When Doeg found out Saul was looking for David, he told Saul that he had seen the [[Kohen|Cohenim]] in Nob helping David. Saul told his servants to kill the Cohenim of Nob. When they refused to do as Saul asked, he requested Doeg, who agreed. Doeg killed 85 Cohenim along with their wives, children, and animals. Abiathar, Ahimelech’s grandson, was the lone survivor. He went to David and told him about the killings. David blamed himself for the deaths because he should have known that Doeg would tell Saul. == Psalms == In [[Psalms]] Chapter 52, David sings that [[Hashem|God]] will punish people who do evil and reward the good. David says that he sang this after Doeg betrayed Ahimelech. == Midrash == According to the [[Midrash]], Doeg talked Saul into not killing [[Agag]]. Doeg convinced Saul that David could never be king because [[Ruth]] was from [[Moab]] and he told Saul about how much people praised David for killing [[Goliath]], to make Saul jealous. Doeg convinced Saul to make [[Michal]] marry Paltiel. Doeg came to Nob. Saul’s generals [[Abner (The Bible)|Abner]] and [[Amassa|Amasa]] refused to murder the residents of Nod. Doeg did as Saul asked, killing everyone in Nob, except Abiathar who escaped. == Later Jewish Tradition == There are Jewish traditions that Doeg was the “son of an Amalekite” who David [[beheaded]] for killing Saul, although there are also some who say it was Doeg’s son. == Other websites == * [https://www.gotquestions.org/Doeg-the-Edomite.html Who was Doeg the Edomite? Got Questions.org] * [https://www.jewishencyclop