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Saul (/ s ɔː l /; Hebrew: שָׁאוּל , Šāʾūl; Greek: Σαούλ, Saoúl; transl. "asked/prayed for") 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.
Paul's Jewish name was "Saul" (Hebrew: שָׁאוּל, Modern: Sha'ûl, Tiberian: Šā'ûl), perhaps after the biblical King Saul, the first king of Israel and, like Paul, a member of the Tribe of Benjamin; the Latin name Paulus, meaning small, was not a result of his conversion as is commonly believed but a second name for use in communicating ...
According to the Deuteronomistic history in the Hebrew Bible, a United Monarchy or United Kingdom of Israel [7] existed under the reigns of Saul, Ish-bosheth, David, and Solomon, encompassing the territories of both the later kingdoms of Judah and Israel. [8] [9] [10]
Saul was appointed as a king to save his people 'from the hand of their enemies' (10:1), specifically the Philistines (9:16), that had a strong presence in the central hill country of Israel, were able to send out bands of raiders into different territories of Israel and controlled the manufacture of metal equipments for agricultural and weapons. [10]
Saul is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It is the English form of שָׁאוּל , the Hebrew name of the Biblical King Saul . The name translates to "asked for/borrowed".
Carmel was an ancient Israelite town in Judea, lying about 11.2 kilometres (7.0 mi) from Hebron, on the southeastern frontier of Mount Hebron. [1] [2] According to the Bible, Saul erected a victory monument in Carmel to memorialize his triumph over Amalek.
Gibeah (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ b i ə /; Hebrew: גִּבְעָה Gīḇəʿā; Hebrew: גִּבְעַת Gīḇəʿaṯ) is the name of three places mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in the tribes of Benjamin, Judah, and Ephraim respectively. [1] Gibeah of Benjamin, also Gibeah of Saul, is the most commonly mentioned of the places
The connection of Samuel's name to the word "asked" (Hebrew: shaul) in 1 Samuel 1:28 may also relate to the name of Saul (Hebrew: shaul) [17] Saul's genealogy has two noteworthy features: [17] Saul's father has an attribute of a "man of standing" (see 1 Samuel 9:1), so Saul came from a well-to-do family.