Skip to main content

Person

Saul

first king of Israel

First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel.

321 appearances3 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Tall Benjaminite, son of Kish, chosen as Israel's first king when the people demand a ruler and anointed privately by and publicly at . He wins early victories over the and Philistines but loses the kingdom for offering sacrifice at and for sparing and the best of the Amalekite spoil. Tormented in his later years, he hunts through the wilderness, consults a medium at , and falls with his sons on Mount .

People, places, and events in this story

These connections are explicitly linked in this entity's source description.

Places in this story

Places explicitly linked from this entity's description. Select a marker to open its page.

Where this appears in Scripture

Start with the key scenes, then open the complete evidence by book or reference type.

Key passages

All appearances321