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Saul (Hebrew Shaul meaning "demanded") is:
1. In name only of souls in the Bible:
Around Judaism/Old Testament
Saul of Rehoboth on the River, A king of Edom (Gen. 36:37, 38); known as Shaul inside One Chr. 1:48.
Saul the King, Son of Kish, of the Tribe of Benjamin, who was elective number 1 King of Judah and Israel, (1 Samuel 9 & 10).
Inside Christianity/New Testament, Saul is the birth name of Paul of Tarsus, a disciple of Jesus, who, allegedly, renamed him on tour to Damascus (Acts 7:58; 8:1; 9:1).
2. As a previous or even Surname
John Saul - an American author.
John Ralston Saul is a Canadian philosopher of the humanist tradition and hubby of the todays Governor General of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson.
3. As a Foremost title:
Saul Alinsky - An American liberal political activist.
Saul Bass - A Graphic designer whose works include credits to films prefer Psycho, Vertigo, Casino and West Side Story.
Saul Bellow - the 1976 Nobel Prize winner for Literature
Saul Fathi - an Iraqi born Jewish author
Saul Kaiserman - American singer-songwriter & progressive pedagogue.
Saul Landau - an American scholar, creator, commentator & filmaker.
Saul Runinek - a German born Canadian actor & director.
Saul Shapiro - American known for public policy development in digital broadcast.
Saul Stokes - American musician known for making electronic music using hand-crafted instruments.
Saul Steinberger - an American creative person world health organization began the foundation to support 20th Century art.
Saul Williams - an American poet, actor & musician.
Saul Zaentz - Filmaker and creator of Fantasy Records.
Colonel Saul Tigh - Fictional character in Battlestar Galactica.
4. Within literature:
"Saul" is besides the play all about Saul the King by George Friedrich Handel.
5. Saul as a place:
Saul occurs as town within Kentucky, USA.
Saul is a town in French Guiana.
Saul occurs as town around Gloucestershire, England.
Saul is a village in County Down, Northern Ireland
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