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, ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ABC’s new drama ’Of Kings And Prophets’ gives the Old Testament the ’Game Of Thrones’ treatment, with plenty of sex and violence to boot.

The Prophets, the Process and the Promised Land - Shemot The prophet Isaiah was the son of Amotz, who, according to the Talmud in Tractate Megillah (10b), was the brother of Amatziah, King of Judah.

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, ...