How Saul, A Farmer Boy Became The First King Of Israel

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – One of the most important and interesting people mentioned in the Bible is King Saul, the first monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel.

Knowledge of King Saul can be found in the Old Testament, the Book of Samuel, and the accounts paint a vivid portrait of the monarch’s dramatical story full of adventures and dangers.

King Saul by Ernst Josephson (1878) – Credit: Public Domain

It is uncertain how long King Saul reigned. According to the Bible, he was on the throne for a very short period, but scholars argue he reigned from about 1021–1000 B.C.

King Saul “is often described as a tragic figure. In the classical meaning of the word, the essence of tragedy is a blind and futile struggle against one’s destiny.”

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