RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saul

1079 BC - 1010 BC

Saul

Saul (; Hebrew: שָׁאוּל‎, Šāʾūl; Greek: Σαούλ, Saoúl; transl. "asked/prayed for") was a monarch of ancient Israel and Judah and, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament, the first king of the United Monarchy, a polity of uncertain historicity. His reign, traditionally placed in the late eleventh century BCE, according to the Bible, marked the transition of the Israelites from a scattered tribal society ruled by various judges to organized statehood. The historicity of Saul and the United Kingdom of Israel is not universally accepted, as what is known of both comes exclusively from the Hebrew Bible. According to the text, he was anointed as king of the Israelites by Samuel, and reigned from Gibeah. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saul is the 125th most popular religious figure (down from 46th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Israel (down from 17th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Saul is most famous for being the first king of Israel.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saul ranks 125 out of 3,187. Before him are Moses in Islam, Pope Innocent VIII, Methuselah, Pope Alexander VIII, Pope Innocent XII, and Pope Julius III. After him are Pope Gregory VII, Saint Timothy, Pope Alexander VII, Pope Marcellus II, Catherine of Aragon, and Pope Formosus.

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Saul
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 1

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Samuel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1100 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 1
Saul
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 2

In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Saul ranks 22 out of 466. Before him are Isaiah (-800), Eusebius (265), Judas Iscariot (50), Benjamin Netanyahu (1949), Thomas the Apostle (1), and Bartholomew the Apostle (-100). After him are Jude the Apostle (15), Ezekiel (-621), Josephus (37), Simon the Zealot (1), Ariel Sharon (1928), and Yitzhak Rabin (1922).

Others born in Israel

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Isaiah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 83.38
Rank: 16
Eusebius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
265 - 339
HPI: 83.24
Rank: 17
Judas Iscariot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 30
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 18
Benjamin Netanyahu
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 19
Thomas the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 72
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 20
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 21
Saul
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1079 BC - 1010 BC
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 22
Jude the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
15 - 70
HPI: 81.66
Rank: 23
Ezekiel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
621 BC - 569 BC
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 24
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 25
Simon the Zealot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 107
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 26
Ariel Sharon
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 27
Yitzhak Rabin
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1995
HPI: 80.27
Rank: 28