Me'rab. (increase). Eldest daughter of King Saul. 1 Samuel 14:49. In accordance with the promise which he made, before the engagement with Goliath, 1 Samuel 17:25, Saul betrothed Merab to David. 1 Samuel 18:17. Before the marriage, Merab's younger sister, Michal, had displayed her attachment for David, and Merab was, then, married to Adriel, the Meholathite, to whom she bore five sons. 2 Samuel 21:8.