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| Saul שָׁאוּל | |||||
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 Saul depicted in a detail from an 1878 oil painting by Ernst Josephson | |||||
| King of Israel | |||||
| Reign | c. 1030 BC — c. 1010 BC | ||||
| Successor | Ish-bosheth[1][2] | ||||
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| House | House of Saul | ||||
| Father | Kish | ||||
Saul (/sɔːl/; Hebrew: שָׁאוּל, Šāʾūl; Greek: Σαούλ, Saoúl; transl. "asked/prayed for") was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the first monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel. His reign, traditionally placed in the late 11th century BC,[3] supposedly marked the transition of Israel and Judah from a scattered tribal society ruled by various judges to organized statehood.[4]
The historicity of Saul and the United Kingdom of Israel is not universally accepted, as what is known of both comes exclusively from the Hebrew Bible.[3][5] According to the text, he was anointed as king of the Israelites by Samuel, and reigned from Gibeah. Saul is said to have committed suicide when he "fell on his sword" during a battle with the Philistines at Mount Gilboa, in which three of his sons were also killed. Saul's son Ish-bosheth succeeded him on the throne and was later murdered by his own military leaders, and then his son-in-law David became king.
- ^ Garfinkel, Yosef; Ganor, Saar; Hasel, Michael G. (2018). In the Footsteps of King David: Revelations from an Ancient Biblical City. Thames & Hudson. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-50077428-1. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Avioz, Michael (2015). Josephus' Interpretation of the Books of Samuel. Bloomsbury. p. 99. ISBN 9780567458575. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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