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It's easy to think they were simply rejecting God's rule, but the story is more nuanced than that. According to some accounts, it wasn't the desire for a leader that upset Samuel a...
We find Saul embarking on a war against the Amalekites, a campaign divinely ordained for their complete extermination. But Saul, a man of conscience, grapples with the severity of ...
We often remember Saul for his flaws, his jealousy towards David, and his eventual tragic demise. But did you know that Saul's life was prolonged by none other than the prophet Sam...
Saul's grief was profound. The prophet Samuel, his guide and sometimes his critic, was gone. According to Legends of the Jews, Saul felt isolated, adrift. And in his desperation, h...
The story goes that a witch – a powerful sorceress, no doubt – managed to conjure up spirits, and Samuel was among those she pulled back into the world of the living. Now, accordin...
He arrives at the house of Jesse, father of many sons. Surely, the tallest, strongest, most kingly looking son must be God's choice. That's what Samuel thought when he saw Eliab, J...
The legends say his devotion was so profound, his prayers so potent, that he could, quite literally, "bring things in Heaven down to earth." What a testament to faith! So, it’s no ...
That’s exactly the situation King David found himself in, according to the Legends of the Jews. He wasn’t choosing between dinner options, though. This was a divine reckoning. You ...
As Ginzberg retells it in Legends of the Jews, at that very moment, an angel descended, not to offer comfort, but to execute judgment. The angel slew four of David's sons, the prop...
