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Saul (disambiguation) — Saul or Shaul may also refer to:People Saul is a given name: * Saul (given name), including people with this given namein the Bible: * Saul (Edomite king), a king of Edom * Shaul, a son of Simeon and a (Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15, Numbers 26:13) … Wikipedia
Saül (Haendel) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Saül (homonymie). Peinture de Guercino montrant Saül qui tente de tuer David (thème de la fin du deuxième acte) Saul HWV 53 est un … Wikipédia en Français
Doeg the Edomite — Doeg was an Edomite, chief herdsman to Saul, King of Israel.[1] He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible book of First Samuel, chapters 21 and 22, where he is depicted as responsible for the deaths of a large number of priests. Biblical account After… … Wikipedia
EDOM — (Heb. אֱדוֹם), a land in the south of eastern Transjordan, the southeastern neighbor of Palestine. The Country The land of Edom is the most common name for the Edomite territory. It had, however, other names and appellations, both prosaic and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
List of minor biblical figures — This list contains persons named in the Bible of minor notability, about whom either nothing or very little is known, aside from any family connections. This literature related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. Contents: A B C D … Wikipedia
Palestine — /pal euh stuyn / for 1, 2; /pal euh steen / for 3, n. 1. Also called Holy Land. Biblical name, Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean. 2. a former British mandate (1923 48) comprising part of this country,… … Universalium
BALAAM — (Heb. בַּלְעָם, בִּלְעָם), son of Beor, a non Israelite diviner famous for his effectiveness, enlisted by Balak, king of Moab, to pronounce curses over the Israelites. The pronunciation Balaam reflects the Greek rendering of the name in the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Rehoboth (Bible) — Rehoboth ( he. רְחוֹבוֹת, unicode|Reḥovot; lit. broad places ) is the name of three Biblical places:* A well in Gerar dug by Isaac (Gen. 26:22), supposed to be in Wady er Ruheibeh, about 20 miles south of Beersheba. * An ancient city from which… … Wikipedia
CREMATION — Disposal of the dead body by burning is not a Jewish custom and inhumation is considered by traditional Jews to be obligatory and a religious commandment. The passage in Deuteronomy (21:23) his body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Edom — Edomite redirects here. For the language, see Edomite language. For the pottery, see Edomite pottery. For other uses, see Edom (disambiguation). Map showing kingdom of Edom (in red) at its largest extent, c. 600 BC. Areas in dark red show the… … Wikipedia
