From King Saul to today: The Gilboa’s role in Israel’s past and present - opinion
Most famously, this is the area where King Saul fell on his spear rather than face capture by the Philistines. His sons ...
TheCollector on MSN8d
How Many Israelite Kings Were Assassinated?
According to the Bible, ancient Israel was, in whole or part, ruled by kings for less than five hundred years. David is ...
Arutz Sheva7d
King David’s hostage negotiations
When King Saul receives the divine command to destroy ... His purpose during Israel’s ancient hostage crisis is not to debate the past, but to act resolutely. He also refuses to divide the ...
Opinion
San Diego Jewish World10dOpinion
OpEd: Israel Must Be Prickly Like a Porcupine
Israel’s softheartedness is a big problem. I’m not advocating that Israelis copy the inhuman, atrocious behavior of our enemies, but there must be a change from Israel trying to please the UN (won’t ...
The Forward23d
King David’s story gets the ‘Game of Thrones’ treatment
Instead, the show focuses at least as much on Saul, first king of Israel ... shows and movies set in ancient Israel. Strange accents dominate. The foreignness of the ancient world is emphasized ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency1y
Netanyahu rejects South Africa’s claim that his quote about ‘Amalek’ was a call to genocide
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected claims that his comments invoking Amalek, an enemy people of the ancient Israelites ... in which King Saul is instructed to “spare ...