David - David's life

David (דָּוִד "Beloved", Standard Hebrew Davíd, Tiberian Hebrew Dāwiḏ; Arabic داود Dāʾūd "Beloved"), as referred to as King David, was the second and one of the most well-known kings of ancient Israel, as well as the most mentioned man in the Hebrew Bible. The successor to King Saul, who was the first official king of a united Kingdom of Israel, David's forty-year reign lasted from roughly 1005 BCE to 965 BCE. The account of his life and rule are recorded in the Old Testament Books of Samuel a ...

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David - David's early life. David was the seventh and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man of humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Samuel 17:25. As to his personal appearance, he is described as being ruddy and handsome (1 Samuel 16:12; 17:42). His early occupation was that of tending his father's sheep on the uplands of Judah. From what we know of his later story, doubtless he frequently spent his time, when watchi ...

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David - David's early life. David was the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man of humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Samuel 17:25. As to his personal appearance, he is described as being ruddy and handsome (1 Samuel 16:12; 17:42). His early occupation was that of tending his father's sheep on the uplands of Judah. From what we know of his later story, doubtless he frequently spent his time, when watchin ...

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David, David - David's life, David - David's early life, David - Reign as King of Judah, David - David's reign over the United Monarchy, David - David's family, David - David's father, David - David's wives, David - Bathsheba, David - David's sons, David - David as a religious figure, David - David in Judaism, David - David in Christianity, David - David Dawud in Islam, David - Historicity of David, David - Representation in art and literature, David - Art, David - Literature, David - Film

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David - Art. Famous sculptures of David include (in chronological order) those by: Donatello (ca. 1430 - 1440) (see Donatello's David) Andrea del Verrocchio (1476) Michelangelo Buonarroti (1504) (see Michelangelo's David) Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1624) (see Bernini's David) Antonin Mercié (1873) David - Literature. Elmer Davis's 1928 novel Giant Killer retells and embellishes the Biblical story of David, casting David ...

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See The Bible and history for a more complete description of the general issues surrounding the Bible as a historical source. Biblical minimalists hold that David and his united kingdom never existed, and that the stories told about his life were made up much later by Jewish nationalists. Others feel that he was a historical figure and that the Biblical account on his person is generally accurate. An intermediate position, taken by a large proportion of scholars, consider him a real historical figure but, as with King Arthur, consider most of the traditions rel ...

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David - David's father. Jesse (ישי "Gift", Standard Hebrew Yíšay, Tiberian Hebrew Yíšay / Yēšay), King David's father, was the son of Obed, son of Boaz and Ruth the Moabite whose story is told at length in the Book of Ruth. They were of the tribe of Judah. David's lineage is fully documented in Ruth 4:18-22. (The "Pharez" that heads the line is Judah's son, Genesis 38:29). ...

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David - David in Judaism. In Judaism, David's reign represents the formation of a coherent Jewish state with its political and religious capital in Jerusalem and the institution of a royal lineage that culminates in the Messianic Age. David's descent from a convert (Ruth) is taken as proof of the importance of converts within Judaism. That he was not allowed to build a permanent temple is taken as proof of the imperative of peace in affairs of state. David is also viewed as a tragic figure; his inexcusable acquisition of Bathsheba, and the loss o ...

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David - Art. Famous sculptures of David include (in chronological order) those by: Donatello (ca. 1430 - 1440) (see Donatello's David) Andrea del Verrocchio (1476) Michelangelo Buonarroti (1504) (see Michelangelo's David) Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1624) (see Bernini's David Antonin Mercié (1873) David - Literature. Elmer Davis's 1928 novel Giant Killer retells and embellishes the Biblical story of David, casting David ...

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David, David - David's life, David - David's early life, David - Reign as King of Judah, David - David's reign over the United Monarchy, David - David's family, David - David's father, David - David's wives, David - Bathsheba, David - David's sons, David - David as a religious figure, David - David in Judaism, David - David in Christianity, David - David Dawud in Islam, David - Historicity of David, David - Representation in art and literature, David - Art, David - Literature, David - Film

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