When was Yitream, son of David, born
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Question
In Midrash Rabbah, Vayishlach, 82:4, it is mentioned that three women died during childbirth: Rachel, the wife of Pinchas son of Eli the priest, and Michal, daughter of Saul, as it is said 'Yitream son of Eglah', and Eglah is Michal, and when Michal gave birth to him, she died. This is puzzling because Yitream was born in Hebron, as explicitly stated in Samuel, and David moved the Ark to Jerusalem after he already lived there, and then Michal told him why he danced and was punished by not having children until her death. Therefore, this was after Yitream was born, and she did not die during his birth.
Answer
Shalom and a good week
Yitream was born in Hebron before the transfer of the Ark, not on the day of his mother's death.
Source
Maharsha, Sanhedrin 21.