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The city of Nob
One of the first places that David escaped to from King Saul to, was the city of Nob; this was a city of priests, as we can read in 1 Samuel 21:2 – “וַיָּבֹא דָוִד נֹבֶה, אֶל-אֲחִימֶלֶךְ הַכֹּהֵן; וַיֶּחֱרַד אֲחִימֶלֶךְ לִקְרַאת דָּוִד וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ מַדּוּעַ אַתָּה לְבַדֶּךָ וְאִישׁ אֵין אִתָּךְ.” “Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech [...]
9 things you need to know about Saul
1. Saul was the son of Kish, of the family of the Matrites, and a member of the Benjamin tribe, one of the twelve Tribes of Israel. 2. Saul was the first king of the United Kingdom of Israel. 3. Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, daughter of Ahimaaz. They had four sons: Jonathan, Abinadab, Malchishua and [...]
Wordplay in the book of Samuel
The more well known story of the arriving of David to the palace of king Saul is because David, the small one, killed goliath, the big warrior of the philistines in 1 Samuel 17. But, we need to remember that there is one more story that tells us different way of David reaching the palace; [...]
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The city of Nob – part 2
Samuel the prophet was sent to Saul the king in order to deliver to him the message from The Lord as written in 1 Samuel 15:2-3- “כֹּה אָמַר, יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת, פָּקַדְתִּי, אֵת אֲשֶׁר-עָשָׂה עֲמָלֵק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל–אֲשֶׁר-שָׂם לוֹ בַּדֶּרֶךְ, בַּעֲלֹתוֹ מִמִּצְרָיִם. עַתָּה לֵךְ וְהִכִּיתָה אֶת-עֲמָלֵק, וְהַחֲרַמְתֶּם אֶת-כָּל-אֲשֶׁר-לוֹ, וְלֹא תַחְמֹל, עָלָיו; וְהֵמַתָּה מֵאִישׁ עַד-אִשָּׁה, מֵעֹלֵל וְעַד-יוֹנֵק, מִשּׁוֹר וְעַד-שֶׂה, [...]