Saul

Biblical character, the first king to be elected by the Israelites. He conquered the Philistines, Ammonites, and Amalekites, became jealous of David, his son-in-law, and was ultimately engaged in a feud with the priestly class. Eventually, Samuel secretly anointed David king, and Saul fell in battle with the Philistines on Mt Gilboa.

In name of individuals in the Bible: In Judaism/Old Testament Saul of Rehoboth on the River, a king of Edom (Gen. King Saul, son of Kish, of the Tribe of Benjamin, who was elected first King of Judah and Israel, (1 Samuel 9 and 10). In Christianity/New Testament Saul is the birth name of Paul of Tarsus, a disciple of Jesus who, according to the Christian Bible, was renamed by Jesus on the road to Damascus (Acts 7:58; As a last name (surname): John Saul - an American author. As a first name: Saul Alinsky - an American liberal political activist. Saul Bass - a graphic designer whose works include credits to films like Psycho, Vertigo, Casino and West Side Story. Saul Bellow - the 1976 Nobel Prize winner for Literature Saul Bergbaum - a prominent jew, he is also and I quote "man's best friend" especially on his potato farms in Radlett Saul Fathi - an Iraqi born Jewish author Saul Hudson (Slash) - British musician, the ex-guitarist of Guns N' Roses and Slash's Snakepit, currently with Velvet Revolver Saul Kaiserman - American singer-songwriter and progressive educator. Saul Kripke - American philosopher and logician. Saul Landau - an American scholar, author, commentator and filmmaker. Saul Mandel - Artist, filmmaker, founded Bare Tree Pictures. Saul Rubinek - a German-born Canadian actor and director. Saul Shapiro - an American known for public policy development on digital broadcast. Saul Stokes - American musician known for making electronic music with handmade instruments. Saul Steinberger - an American artist who started a foundation to support 20th century art. Saul Williams - an American poet, actor and musician. Saul Zaentz - a filmmaker and owner of Fantasy Records. Saul Tigh - a fictional character on Battlestar Galactica. Saul Wakerman - a football player for Manchester City (1986) . Saul - A fictional Marvel Comics character. Saul Karath - A character in the popular roleplaying game Knights of the Old Republic. In music: Saul is an oratorio about Saul the King by George Friedrich Handel.