title: The Shunammite
author: Hollopeter, Kathryn Miller
description: Though largely overlooked by Bible scholars and obscure in the Bible text, the Shunammite was a real person. Her story can be found in First Kings 1 and 2 and in Song of Solomon 6:13. What was it like for a simple, young Israelite girl to leave her quiet, country home and her family for King David's palace? Could she survive the rigor and loneliness into which she was thrust?