The Hebrew Bible: Stories of kings, prophets and history of Israel - opinion ... Amos, from the town of Tekoa in the Southern Kingdom of Judah, introduced himself to the northerners, ...

Jews often feel that they were blessed because they had more Prophets than they had Kings. There were 42 kings and one queen who ruled over Israel (19); and Judah (20); and 3 who ruled over the ...

That’s Saul, folks. You can be forgiven for not immediately recognizing the Biblical king, lost as he is in the muddled cheesefest that is ABC’s Of Kings and Prophets (Tuesday, 10 p.m. ET/PT ...

We know that after a brief period of rule by Saul, a descendant of Benjamin, the kingship of Israel was given to David, of the tribe of Judah, who was anointed by the prophet Samuel at God’s ...

This line of rulers is called the Hasmonean dynasty by modern-day scholars. By 100 B.C., the Hasmoneans had gained control of the territory that was once controlled by Israel and Judah, ...

ABC's 'Of Kings and Prophets' amps up the sex and violence of the Book of Samuel, but draws the line at pondering the nature of God. Paging David — your services are needed against this Goliath.

The kings of ancient Judah and Israel had a difficult time because the prophets spoke in the name of the Lord and with the authority of the Torah. A modern democracy glories in freedom of speech ...

Author: Unknown. Date Written: 848-517 BC. Date of Narrative: 848-586 BC . 2 Kings narrates the final decline and collapse of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The capture of Israel by the ...