Old Testament Bible Dictionary Project: I Samuel

The book of 1 Samuel is largely considered as one of the historical books and Deutronomistic writings that attempt to display the history of Israelites as well as showing how the Laws of God were explained to the Israelites under the guidance of the prophets. It also highlights the life of Israelites in Canaan as they transitioned from the leadership of the judges to being ruled by Kings, indeed, it was Samuel who acted as the last Judge and it was him who anointed the first two Kings of Israel; Saul and David. A significant part of the book is also dedicated to the life of Samuel and Saul. Though the author(s) of this book is largely anonymous, some of the chapters therein are attributed to Samuel, Nathan and Gad (). The authorship of the book took place over a span of 100 years, between 1100 B.C. to 1000 B.C.

Saul

Saul was the first king of the kingdom of Israel and Judah who reigned between 1020 to 1000 B.C. He was the youngest son of Kish, a Benjamite, who was secretly anointed by Samuel as the king of Israel. It was a period when Israel had been humiliated by Philistines who defeated them in the battle of Shiloh and captured the Ark of the Covenant. Israel badly needed to be unified under one king lest they risked prolonged subjugation, Saul played this role. He successfully fought against Philistines, Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites, Arameans, and Amalekites. He is also known to have drawn the Israelites closer together and more unified than ever. Saul however...

For this, Samuel rebuked him and Saul fell out with Samuel. Saul perpetually became paranoid and hated David to an extent of sending him into exile. Israel ran divided once more and the Philistines renewed their attacks against Israel, defeating them once more. Filled with shame, Saul killed himself by his own sword.
Egypt

The ancient Egypt was located in the Northeastern Africa with vast majority of the land lying along the lower sections of River Nile. It was the civilization of that region in the 3100-2686 B.C. when King Menes founded the capital of ancient Egypt at White Walls, later to be known as Memphis. It is this same landmass that is today known as Egypt. Egypt is known for its Biblical significance and archeological importance too. It is the land where the greater history of the Bible emanates from, with the Israelites being slaves, the land suffering ten plagues and the ultimate emancipation of the children of Israel to the promised land of Canaan. Egypt hosts hundreds of archeological sites with monuments, artifacts, objects and hieroglyphs that are still being deciphered to date. It is a land that has given birth to a discipline or study on its own; Egyptology, among the archeologists and the historians. There are several Biblical books that are closely linked to Egypt like Genesis, 1&2 Samuel, however, the book of Exodus is completely based in Egypt (A&E Television Networks, 2017).

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