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After the time of Musa , the Israelites began to demand a king to lead them into war against their enemies. Consequently, Talut was appointed king by prophet Samuel of the Children of Israel who announced that God had chosen Talut as the new king of Israel. The Israelites questioned the prophet’s decision, lacking respect for Talut due to his ...
God sends Samuel to appoint Saul as the king, although with the warning that kings only take from their people. At least a few people are not happy with Samuel's choice, but Saul then prophecizes and wins some victories, so the people embrace him. Later Saul falls out of God's favour and God promises to appoint someone else as king.
Saul: The Journey to Damascus is a 2014 biblical drama film about Saul of Tarsus, directed by Mario Azzopardi, starring Kyle Schmid as the title character. It also stars Emmanuelle Vaugier and John Rhys-Davies. [2] [3] The film was released direct-to-video in Canada in April 2014. [4]
She is nameless both in the Bible and in the Quran, but the name Bilqīs or Balqīs comes from Islamic tradition. 1 Kings 10:1: Quran 27:29: Saul the King: Ṭālūt: Sha'ul Literally 'Tall'; Meant to rhyme with Lūṭ or Jālūṭ. 1 Samuel 17:33: Quran 2:247: Devil or Satan: Shaitān / Iblīs: HaSatan
Several years after Saul's victory against the Philistines at Michmash Pass, Samuel instructs Saul to make war on the Amalekites and to "utterly destroy" them including all their livestock [38] in fulfilment of a mandate set out: [39] When the Lord your God has given you rest from all your enemies on every hand, in the land that the Lord your ...
Jesus called him "Saul, Saul" [38] in "the Hebrew tongue" in the Acts of the Apostles, when he had the vision which led to his conversion on the road to Damascus. [39] Later, in a vision to Ananias of Damascus, "the Lord" referred to him as "Saul, of Tarsus". [40] When Ananias came to restore his sight, he called him "Brother Saul". [41]
Samuel also directed Saul to "utterly destroy" the Amalekites in fulfilment of the commandment in Deuteronomy 25:17–19: [30] When the Lord your God has given you rest from your enemies all around, in the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance, ... you will blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
Before the death of Saul, David had been married to Saul's daughter Michal, Ish-bosheth's sister, until Saul and David had a falling-out and Saul gave her to another man (1 Samuel 25:44). Later, at the conclusion of the war with Ish-bosheth, David's terms for peace required returning Michal to him, and Ish-bosheth complied ( 2 Samuel 3:14 ).