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Saul ( / sɔːl /; Hebrew: שָׁאוּל, Šāʾūl; Greek: Σαούλ, Saoúl; transl. "asked/prayed for") was a Jewish monarch of ancient Israel and the first king of the United Kingdom of Israel, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament.
Apr 2, 2014 · The Hebrew Bible (referred to as the Old Testament by Christians) names Saul (Hebrew Sha'ul) as the first king of Israel, who reigned circa 1020 to 1000 BCE. According to the Bible, as king, Saul...
Jan 4, 2022 · One of the often-thought-of “name changes” in the Bible is that of Saul to Paul. The change is commonly linked to Saul’s conversion on the Damascus Road , when the Lord Jesus commissioned him to take the gospel to the Gentiles (Acts 9:1–19).
May 31, 2024 · 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. Saul was similar to the charismatic judges who preceded him in the role of governing.
Sep 13, 2019 · 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.
Saul’s Conversion - Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if ...
Saul. Nathaniel E. Greene. Although the biblical text portrays Saul as the first king of Israel, he was, historically speaking, perhaps not a king at all, but rather a military leader at a time of great sociopolitical change in Israel. Biblical Figures.
Jewish and Christian traditions hold that Saul, Israel’s first king, reigned for forty years as indicated in Paul’s speech in Acts 13:21. However, the text of I Samuel which records Saul’s anointing as king, reign, and death in battle, does not appear to support such a long reign.
There is no more tragic figure than Saul, first king of Israel. He was good, heroic and modest – yet was destroyed by the crown he never wanted to begin with. Samuel marks the end of the period of the Judges.
Saul Selected as Israel’s First King. 9 There was a man from Benjamin named Kish, Abiel’s son, the grandson of Zeror and great-grandson of Aphiah’s son Becorath. A prominent man from Benjamin, 2 he had a son named Saul, who was a choice and handsome young man.
