Saul
Saul (Hebrew Shaul meaning "demanded") is:
- 1. In name of individuals in the Bible:
- In Judaism/Old Testament
- A king of Edom (Gen. 36:37, 38); called Shaul in 1 Chr. 1:48.
- Saul the King, 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, allegedly, renamed him on the road to Damascus (Acts 7:58; 8:1; 9:1).
- In Judaism/Old Testament
- 2. As a last or Surname
- John Saul - an American author.
- John Ralston Saul is a Canadian philosopher of the humanist tradition and husband of the current Governor General of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson.
- 3. 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 Fathi - an Iraqi born Jewish author
- Saul Landau - an American scholar, author, commentator and filmaker
- Saul Runinek - a German born Canadian actor and director.
- 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 - Filmaker and owner of Fantasy Records.
- 4. In literature:
- "Saul" is also a play about Saul the King by George Friedrich Handel.
- 5. Saul as a place:
- Saul is a town in Kentucky, USA.
- Saul is a town in Gloucestershire, England.
- Saul is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland