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Eli, as the story goes, had two sons, Hophni and Phinehas. Now, Phinehas – not to be confused with Eli's grandson of the same name – was the younger, and, well, let's just say he w...
The ancient Israelites knew that feeling all too well. They were facing defeat after defeat, calamity after calamity. But in the midst of it all, a figure emerged: Samuel. It wasn’...
The stories surrounding his reign are filled with drama, piety, and some truly perplexing decisions. One of Saul's very first acts, as recounted in Legends of the Jews, was his tri...
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...
According to Ginzberg's retelling in Legends of the Jews, Saul's end was that of a hero and a saint. Can you imagine that? Despite his flaws, despite his errors, he died a man rede...
When we look at David, the "elect of God," as he's often called, it seems to be a fascinating combination of all three. David wasn't just some random shepherd boy plucked from obsc...
Before he was battling Goliath or leading armies, David spent a lot of time alone in the desert. The midbar, the wilderness, can be a pretty intense place, but it’s also where hero...
Even before the drama of Absalom's rebellion, there was a simmering tension between them. Why? Well, it seems David might have inadvertently slighted him. The story goes that short...
We all know David as the shepherd boy who slew Goliath, the king who united Israel, the poet of the Psalms. But did you know he almost accidentally destroyed the world? The story g...
