- Saul - Wikipedia
Saul ( sɔːl ; Hebrew: שָׁאוּל, Šāʾūl; Greek: Σαούλ, Saoúl; transl "asked prayed for"; Arabic: طالوت, romanized: Ṭālūt) was a monarch of ancient Israel and Judah and, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament, the first king of the United Monarchy, a polity of uncertain historicity
- King Saul: The First King of Israel - My Jewish Learning
To tell the story of Saul, the first King of Israel, we need to start in the middle, since the accounts of the beginning and end of his reign have been heavily reimagined by those left to pick up the pieces after his death As the Book of Samuel tells us (I Samuel 13–14), Saul was a middle-aged man when the inevitable war with the Philistines came For years, the Philistines had been raiding
- Saul | Israel’s First King Biblical Ruler | Britannica
Saul was the first king of Israel (c 1021–1000 bce) According to the biblical account found mainly in 1 Samuel, Saul was chosen king both by the judge Samuel and by public acclamation
- King Saul: A Man Destroyed by His Own Jealousy - Learn Religions
Saul was chosen by God himself to be the first king of Israel Saul defeated many of the enemies of his country, including the Ammonites, Philistines, Moabites, and Amalekites He united the scattered tribes, giving them greater strength He reigned for 42 years King Saul was courageous in battle
- Saul: The Rise and Fall of Israels First King
King Saul stands as one of the most tragic and complex figures in biblical history As Israel's first monarch, he represented the nation's transition from a loose confederation of tribes led by judges to a unified kingdom under royal authority
- What is the story of Saul of Tarsus before he became the apostle Paul . . .
What followed was one of the most dramatic conversions in church history Saul of Tarsus became the apostle Paul, an ardent missionary to an unbelieving world and a fine example of faithful service in the face of fierce persecution (Acts 14:19; 16:22–24; 2 Corinthians 11:25–26)
- The Story of Saul, the Doomed Biblical King - TheCollector
King Saul was the first king of Israel and, unfortunately, also the first to show that God's warnings against a monarch in Israel were justified
- Saul - Biblical Timeline
Once Saul was anointed king, he reigned for at least two years before the battle of Michmash against the Philistines (I Samuel 13:1-2) Saul’s final rejection as king comes following the defeat of the Amalekites
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