Samuel and Saul

Samuel the Prophet, Samuel the Judge, Saul, First King of Israel, War with the Philistines, War with Amalek

The High Priest Eli, Samuel's Father, Early Years of Samuel, War with the Philistines, Eli's Death, The Holy Ark in Captivity, Return of the Holy Ark

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Samuel the Judge

Samuel exhorted the people to return to G-d. A storm discomfited the Philistines. The elders came with the request: "Set a king over us."

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Saul, First King of Israel

Saul's Family, Samuel's First Meeting With Saul, Saul Anointed, Public Selection of King, Nachash, King of the Ammonites, Saul's First Victory

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War with the Philistines

Saul fights Philistine oppression; Jonathan's brave raid sparks victory at Michmash, but he unknowingly breaks Saul's food vow and nearly loses his life.

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War with Amalek

Saul defeats Amalek but spares King Agag and the plunder against G-d's command. Samuel rebukes him and declares his kingdom torn away.

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Our People: A History of the Jews »

By Jacob Isaacs

Our People, originally published in 1946, was the first Jewish history book for the English speaking reader. Read today, it still provides a comprehensive outline of Jewish history, and also a view of the telling of history as it evolved over the last century.

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Kehot Publication Society, the publishing arm of the Lubavitch movement, has brought Torah education to nearly every Jewish community in the world, and is the world's largest publisher of Jewish literature.

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