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Abiel
Abiel , in the Bible. 1 Grandfather of King Saul. 2 One of David's valiant men.
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The joy of forgiving.(Gentle Breeze)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 1/14/2007; 700+ words
; ...The story shows how David generously spared King Saul's life despite the fact that King Saul at that time had 3,000 chosen men from all...seeking David's life. The story goes that while King Saul was resting in a cave, he was spotted by David...
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Before the sun goes down.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 10/10/2004; 700+ words
; ...King Sauls life despite the fact that King Saul at that time had 3,000 chosen men from...seeking Davids life. The story goes that King Saul was resting in a cave when he was spotted...What did David do? Instead of killing King Saul, you would not believe it David just...
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Enemies reconciled - Gentle Breeze by Nelly Villafuerte.(Opinion/Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 10/14/2001; 700+ words
; ...who was not yet king at the time) sparing the life of King Saul when he had the opportunity to kill him while King Saul was resting in a cave. David just cut off a corner of King Saul's robe. Even for this act, David felt guilty and repented...
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This Week It's Mordechai
Newspaper article from: The New York Jewish Week; 1/29/1999; 408 words
; ...from Samuel I, where the prophet tells King Saul, "The Lord has torn the kingdom of Israel...Post editorial this week pointed out, King Saul realizes why he has lost his kingdom...feared the people and obeyed their voice." King Saul, in his day, relied too heavily on polls...
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King Saul's Asking
Magazine article from: Journal of Biblical Literature; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; King Saul's Asking, by Barbara Green, O.P. Interfaces...Are the Mighty Fallen? A Dialogical Study of King Saul in 1 Samuel [JSOTSup 365; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press]). But King Saul's Asking is far from being a mere condensation...
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The way of Jewish dissent
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 7/27/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...life. When David and his men fled from King Saul, they received provisions from Ahimelekh...and the men of Nov, the priestly city. King Saul summons Ahimelekh and the men of Nov...explains that the "servants" who refused King Saul's direct orders were not simply soldiers...
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AN EVANGELICAL'S POINT OF VIEW
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 3/12/2002; 335 words
; ...Page L-6, Feb. 28), began with the provocative statement: King Saul consulted the Witch of Endor to speak with the deceased Samuel...did not say that the encounter contributed to the death of King Saul and caused him to lose a war. The rabbi in the round table...
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Return From Oblivion
Newspaper article from: The Jerusalem Report; 10/17/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...been forgotten by time "The death of King Saul," the centerpiece of a new show at the...to the gallows. But if "The Death of King Saul" has pride of place in the show, very...avail. By the time Dresner first saw it, "King Saul" was in storage at the house of a friend...
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Bible's King David exposed as despot who did not kill Goliath
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/19/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...musician and was hired to play the lyre for King Saul. Public adoration for David after he...stone and sling caused resentment from King Saul, who ordered him to be killed. He spent...in the hills of southern Judea. When King Saul was killed in battle David was mortified...
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LifeHouse depicts King David rising
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 3/14/2008; 341 words
; ...his famous battle with Goliath, his legendary friendship with King Saul's son Jonathan and his flight from certain death at the hands...including William R. Fernandez Jr. as David, Randy Lopez as King Saul, Adam Hunt as Jonathan and William R. Fernandez Sr. as Samuel...
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Holmes, Abiel
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Holmes, Abiel (1763–1837), father of O.W. Holmes, was a Congregational clergyman at Cambridge (1792–1829), and wrote The Annals of America, a chronological compilation of facts from 1492 to 1826. He also wrote a Life (1798) of his father‐in‐law, Ezra Stiles.
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Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1809–94), son of Abiel Holmes, was born at Cambridge, reared in the traditions of the Brahmin class, and graduated from Harvard in the class of 1829...
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Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Wendell Holmes was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on August 29, 1809, to a well-established New England family. His father, Abiel Holmes, was a reverend in the First Congregational Church. His mother, Sarah Wendell, daughter of a Boston merchant, came from...
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Ticknor, George
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
...19). Study at Göttingen and extensive travel through the Latin countries further prepared him for his position as first Abiel Smith Professor of the French and Spanish Languages and Literatures and Professor of Belles Lettres at Harvard (1819–...
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Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1809-1894)
Book article from: American Eras
...scientific habit of mind. Doctor. Oliver Wendell Holmes was born on 29 August 1809 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His father, the Rev. Abiel Holmes was a Congregationalist minister. The young Holmes received his initial education at Phillips Academy. Between 1833 and...
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