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The first king over a united Israel was Saul. He was a Benjamite (see 1 Samuel 9:1) who made the site of Gibeah in the central Benjamite territory his capital. Saul ruled over all Israel until he was defeated by the Philistines. Similarly, King Benjamin ruled over a newly consolidated kingdom.
Israel’s first king, Saul, was a Benjamite and his appointment enhanced the prestige of the tribe. After the death of Saul, the tribe of Benjamin remained faithful to his house. The army commanded by Abner for Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, consisted mainly of Benjamites and was successful in mounting considerable opposition to the appointment of David as king ( 2 Sam 2:15 ff.).
Samuel, the righteous Judge and Prophet, first anoints and then rejects Saul, a Benjamite, the tallest of his countrymen, Israel's first King. As Saul disobeys God and declines into madness, defeat, and suicide, David, the shepherd from Bethlehem, of the tribe of Judah, arises to kill the giant Goliath and become the King's son-in-law and rebel leader on the run.
The Tribe of Benjamin, located to the north of the Tribe of Judah but to the south of the later Kingdom of Israel, is significant in biblical narratives as a source of various Israelite leaders, including the first Israelite king, Saul, as well as earlier tribal leaders in the period of the Judges. In the period of the Judges, they feature in an episode in which a civil war results in their ...
See Full PDF Download PDF Benjamin, the Man: His Place in Nephite History John W. Welch King Benjamin’s speech in Mosiah 2–5 is a classic in the world’s library of religious literature. Unparalleled in many respects by anything else in the Book of Mormon, this document stands as a monument of Nephite civilization and spirituality.
An edited volume (eds. J. Krause, O. Sergi and K. Weingart). The essays collected in this volume reflect on many aspects of the early Israelite monarchy: state formation, local and collective identities, southern Canaan in the Iron I–IIA, the
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There are many events that are part of the birth and formation of a country, and to acquaint you with all of them, we bring you a selection of free history books about Germany in PDF format. The word “German” originated in the 8th century and referred to the eastern area of the kingdom of the Franks, which covered what is now France and ...
