Who was the mother of David and Eli in the Bible?
Though Eli's own genealogy is not given in the Bible, some
scholars have determined a genealogy based on that given to his
sons. Abiathar is described by the Book of Chronicles as being a
direct (paternal) descendant of Ithamar; the Books of Samuel state
that Abiathar was a son of Ahimelek and that Ahimelek was a son of
Ahitub, who is the brother of Ichabod. Consequently since the
narrative states that Ichabod was the son of Phinehas, and that
Phinehas was the son of Eli, a number of scholars have drawn the
conclusion that Eli must be a descendant of Ithamar. David's father
was Jesse, his mother is not mentioned in the Bible, but in the
Talmud she is identified as Nitzevet, daughter of Adael.