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Abigail
Abigail () is a female name occurring in Biblical narratives in the Books of Samuel and in the Books of Chronicles. Abigal occurs once and is thought by the vast majority of scholars to be an alternate spelling of Abigail.
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Abishag
According to the Bible, Abishag (Hebrew אבישג) was a young woman of Shunem, distinguished for her beauty. She was chosen to be a helper and servant to David in his old age. Among Abishag's duties was to lie next to David and keep him warm; however, David did not have sexual relations with her (1 Kings 1:4). After David's death Adonijah persuaded Bathsheba, Solomon's mother, to entreat the king to permit him to marry Abishag. Solomon suspected in this request an aspiration to the throne, and therefore caused Adonijah to be put to death (1 Kings 2:17-25). It is possible that Abishag became one of Solomon's wives, as part of his heritage. Some scholars point to the possibility that Abishag is the female protagonist in the Song of Songs.
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Abital
Abital or Avital () is a Hebrew female name.
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Absalom
According to the Bible, Absalom or Avshalom () was the third son of David, King of Israel with Maachah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur. (, )
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Achish
Achish is a name used in the Hebrew Bible for two Philistine rulers of Gath. It may mean "angry," and is perhaps only a general title of royalty, applicable to the Philistine kings. The two kings of Gath, which is identified by most scholars as Tell es-Safi, are:
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Adam
Adam (Hebrew: אָדָם, Arabic: آدم) is a prominent figure in Abrahamic religions. He is the first man created by God in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He appears originally in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Genesis. His wife was Eve according to the Bible, but in Jewish folklore his first wife was Lilith.
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Adonijah
Adonijah was the fourth son of King David according to the book of Samuel (See: 2 Sam. 3:4), which is contained in the Bible.
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Ahinoam
Ahinoam is a Hebrew name literally meaning brother of pleasantness, thus meaning pleasant.
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Ahitophel
:See Absalom and Achitophel for the political allegory about the Duke of Monmouth by John Dryden.
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Alan Menken
Alan Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American musical theatre and film composer and pianist.
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Allan Massie
Allan Massie (born 1938) is a well-known Scottish journalist, sports writer and novelist.
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Amminadab
Amminadab () was a minor character in the Book of Genesis.
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Amnon
According to the Bible, Amnon (, "faithful") was the oldest son of David, King of Israel, with his wife, Ahinoam, who is described as "the Jezreelitess". (, )
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Antonin Mercié
Marius Jean Antonin Mercié (October 30, 1845 – December 13, 1916, Paris), was French sculptor and painter.
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Arthur Honegger
Arthur Honegger (10 March 1892 –27 November 1955) was a Swiss composer, who was born in France and lived a large part of his life in Paris. He was a member of Les Six. His most frequently performed work is probably the orchestral work Pacific 231, which is interpreted as imitating the sound of a steam locomotive.
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Baal Shem Tov
Rabbi Yisroel (Israel) ben Eliezer (רבי ישראל בן אליעזר August 27, 1698 (18 Elul) – May 22, 1760), often called Baal Shem Tov or Besht, was a Jewish mystical rabbi. He is considered to be the founder of Hasidic Judaism (see also Mezhbizh Hasidic dynasty).
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Baruch Halpern
Baruch Halpern is the Chaiken Family Chair in Jewish Studies at Pennsylvania State University. He has been a leader of the archaeological digs at Tel Megiddo since 1992. As an undergraduate at Harvard in 1972, he wrote a political analysis of politics in the Bible, which subsequently influenced research into the authorship of the Bible.
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Bathsheba
According to the Hebrew Bible, Bathsheba (, Bat Sheva, "daughter of the oath") was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah. She is most known for the bible story in which King David seduced her.
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Boaz
Boaz (; Modern Hebrew בועז Bốʿaz; Massoretical Hebrew בֹּ֫עַז Bṓʿaz; ) is a major figure in The Book of Ruth in the Bible. The term is found 24 times on the Scriptures, being two in Greek (in the form "Booz").
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Charlemagne
Charlemagne (; , meaning Charles the Great; possibly 74228 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans (Imperator Romanorum) from 800 to his death. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800. This temporarily made him a rival of the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople. His rule is also associated with the Carolingian Renaissance, a revival of art, religion, and culture through the medium of the Catholic Church. Through his foreign conquests and internal reforms, Charlemagne helped define both Western Europe and the Middle Ages. He is numbered as Charles I in the regnal lists of France, Germany (where he is known as Karl der Große), and the Holy Roman Empire. Charlemagne wished to expand his kingdom by "the sword and the cross". He wished to see his kingdom grow, but he also wanted Christianity to be taught in all the kingdoms he conquered as well. Charlemagne was a Catholic and a strong believer in his faith.
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Charles H. Spurgeon
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David and Jonathan
David (Hebrew: דָּוִ(י)ד Dāwīḏ or David) and Jonathan (Hebrew: יְהֹונָתָן Yəhōnāṯān or Yehonatan) were heroic figures of the Kingdom of Israel, whose covenant was recorded favourably in the books of Samuel. Jonathan was the son of Saul, king of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, and David was the son of Jesse of Bethlehem and Jonathan's presumed rival for the crown. David eventually becomes king.
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David Ussishkin
David Ussishkin is an Israeli archaeologist. Now retired (2005) as Professor of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University, Ussishkin has directed and co-directed important excavations at a variety of sites, including Lachish, Jezreel and Megiddo.
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Donatello
Donatello (Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi; c. 1386 – December 13, 1466) was a famous early Renaissance Italian artist and sculptor from Florence. He is, in part, known for his work in bas-relief, a form of shallow relief sculpture that, in Donatello's case, incorporated significant 15th century developments in perspectival illusionism.
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Edwin Thiele
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Eilat Mazar
Eilat Mazar (; born September 10, 1956) is a third-generation Israeli archaeologist, specializing in Jerusalem and Phoenician archeology. A senior fellow at the Shalem Center, she has worked on the Temple Mount excavations, as well as excavations at Achzib. In addition to heading the Shalem Center's Institute of Archeology, she is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Elhanan son of Jair
The biblical Elhanan son of Jair (variant forms "Jaare-Oregim" in 2 Samuel 21:19, "Jesse" in 1 Samuel 17:12) is believed by conservative Bible scholars to be an earlier name of David, who later became the second King of Israel. (See also Elhanan son of Dodo.) In the ancient world it was common for people to be known by one name at one time in their lives and to be known by another name or names at later times (see retroactive nomenclature). The name Elhanan is used in 2 Samuel 21:19 where he is mentioned as killing the Philistine giant Goliath and in 1 Chronicles 20:5, where in addition to Goliath he is also mentioned as killing Goliath’s brother Lahmi.
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Eliphelet
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Elmer Davis
Elmer Davis (January 13, 1890 - May 18, 1958) was a well-known news reporter, author, the Director of the United States Office of War Information during World War II and a Peabody Award recipient.
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Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre (born January 2, 1970 in Reno, Nevada) is an American composer, conductor and lecturer. He is one of the most popular and performed composers of his generation. The Los Angeles Times described his work as evoking "unearthly beauty and imagination" and the American Record Guide noted its "emotional directness and intensity". In 2008, the all-Whitacre choral CD Cloudburst (released by the British ensemble Polyphony on Hyperion Records) became an international best-seller, topping the classical charts and earning a Grammy nomination. The BBC noted: "what hits you straight between the eyes is the honesty, optimism and sheer belief that passes any pretension. This is music that can actually make you smile." Whitacre's Virtual Choir projects on YouTube exposed his music to a new audience. Whitacre signed a long-term recording deal with Decca in 2010 and continues to develop his award winning musical Paradise Lost. 2010 saw a semi-staged, sold out performance at Carnegie Hall. Plans for the stage show and soundtrack extend into 2011.
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Finlay Currie
Finlay Jefferson Currie (20 January 1878 – 9 May 1968) was a Scottish actor on stage, screen and television.
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Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (also spelled Gianlorenzo or Giovanni Lorenzo) (Naples, 7 December 1598 – Rome, 28 November 1680) was an Italian artist who worked principally in Rome. He was the leading sculptor of his age and also a prominent architect. In addition he painted, wrote plays, and designed metalwork and stage sets.
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Gina Lollobrigida
Gina Lollobrigida (born 4 July 1927) is an Italian actress and photojournalist. She was one of the most prominent actresses in Europe of the 1950s and early 1960s. Today, she remains an active supporter of Italian and Italian American causes, particularly the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). In 2008, she received the NIAF Lifetime Achievement Award at the Foundation's Anniversary Gala.
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Goliath
Goliath (; Arabic: جالوت , Ǧālūt (Qur’anic term), جليات Ǧulyāt (Christian term)), known also as Goliath of Gath (one of five city states of the Philistines), is a figure in the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament). Described as a giant Philistine warrior, he is famous for his combat with the young David, the future king of Israel. The battle between them is described in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and, more briefly, in the Qur'an.
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Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor.
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Gustave Doré
Paul Gustave Doré (; January 6, 1832 –; January 23, 1883) was a French artist, engraver, illustrator and sculptor. Doré worked primarily with wood engraving and steel engraving.
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Hadadezer
Hadadezer ("Hadad is my help"); also known as Adad-Idri (Assyr.) and possibly the same as Bar-Hadad II (Aram.); Ben-Hadad II (Heb.), was the king of Aram Damascus at the time of the battle of Qarqar against the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III in 853 BCE. He and Irhuleni of Hamath led a coalition of eleven kings (listed as twelve) at Qarqar (including Ahab of Israel). He fought Shalmaneser six other times, twice more with the aid of Irhuleni and possibly the rest of the coalition that fought at Qarqar.
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Haggith
Haggith (sometimes Aggith, Hebrew חַגִּית) is a biblical character, one of the wives of David. Her name means "festive."
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Herbert Howells
Herbert Norman Howells CH (17 October 1892 – 23 February 1983) was an English composer, organist, and teacher.
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Hezron
Hezron () is a name which occurs several times in the Hebrew Bible.
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Ibhar
Ibhar was one of the sons of David
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Israel Finkelstein
Israel Finkelstein (b.1949) is an Israeli archaeologist and academic. He is currently the Jacob M. Alkow Professor of the Archaeology of Israel in the Bronze Age and Iron Ages at Tel Aviv University and is also the co-director of excavations at Megiddo in northern Israel. Previously, he served as Director of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University from 1996-2002. In 2005 he received the Dan David Prize.
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Israelites
The Israelites were a people of the Ancient Near East who inhabited the Land of Israel. They are the ancestors of modern-day Jews. The term "Israelites" (or the Twelve Tribes or Children of Israel) means both a people, the descendants of the patriarch Jacob/Israel, and those who worship the god of the people Israel, regardless of ethnic origin. In the biblical history an Israelite can be:
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Jacob
Jacob (; , Standard ', Tiberian '; Septuagint '; '; "heel" or "leg-puller"), also later known as Israel (, Standard ', Tiberian '; Septuagint '; '; "persevere with God"), as described in the Hebrew Bible, was the third patriarch of the Jewish people whom God made a covenant with, and ancestor of the tribes of Israel, named after his descendants.
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Jerimoth
Jerimoth (sometimes spelled Jeremoth) in the Hebrew Bible is the name of eight men:
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Jesse
Jesse, Eshai or Yishai, (, meaning "God exists" or "God's gift"; Yessi; Iessai; ) is the father of the David, who became the king of the Israelites. His son David is sometimes called simply "Son of Jesse" (ben yishay).
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Jesus Christ
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Joab
:Yoav redirects here. For the musician, see Yoav (musician).
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John Dryden
John Dryden (9 August 1631 – 1 May 1700) was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known in literary circles as the Age of Dryden.
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Jonathan (1 Samuel)
Jonathan (Hebrew: יְהֹונָתָן Yəhōnāṯān or Yehonatan) is a heroic figure in 1 Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. He was the son of King Saul and close friend of King David. The relationship between David and Jonathan is one of the most notable biblical relationships.
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Jonathan Pryce
Jonathan Pryce, CBE (born 1 June 1947) is a Welsh stage and film actor and singer. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and meeting his long time partner English actress Kate Fahy in 1974, he began his career as a stage actor in the 1970s. His work in theatre, including an award-winning performance in the title role of the Royal Court Theatre's Hamlet, led to several supporting roles in film and television. He made his breakthrough screen performance in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film Brazil.
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Josquin des Prez
Josquin des Prez (; c. 1450 to 1455 – August 27, 1521), often referred to simply as Josquin, was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. He is also known as Josquin Desprez and Latinized as Josquinus Pratensis, alternatively Jodocus Pratensis, although he himself expressed his preferred spelling of his name, Josquin des Prez, in an acrostic in his motet Illibata Dei virgo nutrix. He was the most famous European composer between Guillaume Dufay and Palestrina, and is usually considered to be the central figure of the Franco-Flemish School. Josquin is widely considered by music scholars to be the first master of the high Renaissance style of polyphonic vocal music that was emerging during his lifetime.
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Juan Bosch
Juan Emilio Bosch Gaviño (30 June 1909, La Vega – 1 November 2001, Santo Domingo) was a politician, historian, short story writer, essayist, educator, and the first cleanly elected president of the Dominican Republic for a brief time in 1963. Previously, he had been the leader of the Dominican opposition in exile to the dictatorial regime of Rafael Trujillo for over 25 years. To this day he is remembered as an honest politician and regarded as one of the most prominent writers in Dominican literature. He is the founder of both the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) in 1939 and the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) in 1973.
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Kenneth Kitchen
Kenneth Anderson Kitchen (born 1932) is Personal and Brunner Professor Emeritus of Egyptology and Honorary Research Fellow at the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology, University of Liverpool, England. He is one of the leading experts on Biblical History and the Egyptian Third Intermediate Period, having written over 250 books and journal articles on these and other subjects since the mid-1950s. He has been described by The Times as "the very architect of Egyptian chronology".
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King David's Tomb
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King Hiram I
Hiram I (Hebrew: חִירָם, "high-born"; Standard Hebrew , Tiberian vocalization Ḥîrām, Arabic: حيرام), according to the Bible, was the Phoenician king of Tyre. He reigned from 980 BC to 947 BC, succeeding his father, Abibaal. Hiram was succeeded as king of Tyre by his son Baal-Eser I. Hiram is also mentioned in the writings of Menander of Ephesus, as preserved in Josephus’s Against Apion, where some additional information is given that is not found in the Bible. One such item is that Hiram lived 53 years, and reigned 34.
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King Vidor
King Wallis Vidor (February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose career spanned nearly seven decades. In 1979 he was awarded an Honorary Academy Award for his "incomparable achievements as a cinematic creator and innovator." He was nominated five times for a Best Director Oscar, and won eight international film awards during his career.
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Leonard Cohen
Leonard Norman Cohen, CC, GOQ (born 21 September 1934) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often deals with the exploration of religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships. Famously reclusive, having once spent several years in a Zen Buddhist monastery, and possessing a persona frequently associated with mystique, he is extremely well-regarded by critics for his literary accomplishments, for the richness of his lyrics, and for producing an output of work of high artistic quality over a five-decade career.
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Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Simon Nimoy (, ; born March 26, 1931) is an American actor, film director, poet, musician, and photographer. Nimoy's fame rests on his playing the role of Spock in 1966-1969, as well as reprising the role in multiple film, television and video game sequels.
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Maachah
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Madeleine L'Engle
'''Madeleine L'Engle' (November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007) was an American writer best known for her Young Adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time''. Her works reflect both her Christian faith and her strong interest in modern science.
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Maimonides
Moses Maimonides, also known as Rambam, was the preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher and one of the greatest Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. He was born in Córdoba, Spain on Passover Eve, 1135, and died in Egypt on 20th Tevet, December 12, 1204. He was as a rabbi, physician and philosopher in Morocco and Egypt.
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Malachi Martin
Malachi Brendan Martin Ph.D. (July 23, 1921 – July 27, 1999) was a Catholic priest, theologian, writer on the Catholic Church, and professor at the Vatican's Pontifical Biblical Institute. He held three doctorates and was the sole author of sixteen books covering religious and geopolitical topics, which were published in eight languages. He wrote additional books under pen names and in collaboration with others. He was a controversial commentator on the Vatican and other matters involving the Church. Martin spoke at least ten languages including Irish, English, French, Dutch, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Hebrew and Modern Arabic, and also knew classical languages like Latin, Classical Greek, Aramaic and Classical Arabic. He lived in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, France, and the United States and travelled extensively throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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Martin Noth
Martin Noth (August 3, 1902 – May 30, 1968) was a German scholar of the Hebrew Bible who specialized in the pre-Exilic history of the Hebrews. With Gerhard von Rad he pioneered the traditional-historical approach to biblical studies, emphasising the role of oral traditions in the formation of the biblical texts.
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Mephibosheth
Meri-baal - "beloved of Baal"/"beloved of the Lord". In view of later religious sensibilities, textually later parts of the Bible rename Meribaal to Mephibosheth - "exterminator of the shameful one", while textually earlier parts preserve the name Meribaal. This change from "-Baal" to "-Bosheth" is common throughout other Biblical names, the exception being Beliah (Yahweh is Lord/Yahweh is Baal) since this couldn't be allowed to become Boshethiah or Jebosheth (Yahweh is shameful).
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Michal
Michal () was a daughter of Saul, king of Israel, who loved and became the wife of David, () who later became king of Judah, and later still of the united Kingdom of Israel.
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Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer. Despite making few forays beyond the arts, his versatility in the disciplines he took up was of such a high order that he is often considered a contender for the title of the archetypal Renaissance man, along with his rival and fellow Italian, Leonardo da Vinci.
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Moab
Moab (; Greek Μωάβ Mōav; Arabic مؤاب, Assyrian ''Mu'aba, Ma'ba, Ma'ab ; Egyptian Mu'ab'') is the historical name for a mountainous strip of land in modern-day Jordan running along the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. In ancient times, it was home to the kingdom of the Moabites, a people often in conflict with their Israelite neighbors to the west. The Moabites were a historical people, whose existence is attested to by numerous archeological findings, most notably the Mesha Stele, which describes the Moabite victory over an unnamed son of King Omri of Israel. Their capital was Dibon, located next to the modern Jordanian town of Dhiban.
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Moabites
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Nabal
According to the 1st Book of Samuel Chapter 25, Nabal (נבל), was a rich Calebite who was also described as being harsh and surly. David (who was not yet king) and his band of men who had been outlawed by King Saul were living off the Wilderness of Paran and providing voluntary protection to the shepherds in the area.
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Nahshon
:This article is about the Biblical figure. For other uses, see Nahshon (disambiguation).
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Nathan (Prophet)
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Nathaniel Parker
Nathaniel Parker (born 18 May 1962) is an English actor best known for playing Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley in the BBC crime drama series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.
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Neil Asher Silberman
Neil Asher Silberman (born June 19, 1950, Boston, Massachusetts) is an archaeologist and historian with a special interest in history, archaeology, public interpretation and heritage policy. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University and was trained in Near Eastern archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Awarded a 1991 Guggenheim Fellowship, he is a contributing editor for Archaeology Magazine and is a member of the editorial boards of the International Journal of Cultural Property, Heritage Management, and Near Eastern Archaeology.
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nephilim
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Nicolas Cordier
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Nitzevet
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Philistines
The Philistines (, ''p'lishtim'') (see "other uses" below) were a people who occupied the southern coast of Canaan, their territory being named Philistia in later contexts. It is theorized that the latter Philistines originated among the "sea peoples". Modern archaeology has also suggested early cultural links with the Mycenean world in Greece. Though the Philistines adopted local Canaanite culture and language before leaving any written texts (and later adopted the Aramaic language), an Indo-European origin has been suggested for a handful of known Philistine words that survived as loanwords in Hebrew.
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Pieter de Grebber
Pieter Fransz de Grebber (Haarlem, c. 1600 - Haarlem, 1652 or 1653) was a Dutch painter.
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Raymond Massey
Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian-born American actor.
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Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, July 15, 1606 – October 4, 1669) was a Dutch painter and etcher. He is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history. His contributions to art came in a period that historians call the Dutch Golden Age.
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Richard Gere
Richard Tiffany Gere (, ; born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. He began acting in the 1970s, and came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He went on to star in several hit films including Days of Heaven, An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, Primal Fear, and Chicago, for which he won a Golden Globe Award as Best Actor, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the Best Cast.
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Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph (Hebrew יוֹסֵף, "Yosef"; ), often clarified as Saint Joseph the Carpenter, is an important figure in Christian belief, the husband of Mary, mother of Jesus. According to Christian tradition he was not the biological father of Jesus, but acted as his foster-father and as head of the Holy Family. According to Christian tradition, Jesus was referred to as the son of Joseph during his public life, though in Mark he is referred to as Mary's son (Mark 6:3). Joseph is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran churches.
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Samuel (Bible)
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Saul
Saul (; , Ṭālūt; Saoul; ) (1079 - 1007 BCE) was the first king of the united Kingdom of Israel (reigned 1047 - 1007 BCE) according to the Hebrew Bible. He was anointed by the prophet Samuel and reigned from Gibeah. He was killed in battle against Philistines at Mount Gilboa, during which three of his sons were also killed. The succession to his throne was contested by Ish-bosheth, his only surviving son, and David, who eventually prevailed.
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Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes () is a fictional detective created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant London-based "consulting detective", Holmes is famous for his astute logical reasoning, his ability to take almost any disguise, and his forensic science skills to solve difficult cases.
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Solomon
Solomon (, Sulaymān; ; Solomōn; ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a King of Israel. The biblical accounts identify Solomon as the son of David. He is also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah split; following the split his patrilineal descendants ruled over Judah alone.
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Stefan Heym
Helmut Flieg (April 10, 1913 - December 16, 2001) was a German-Jewish writer, known by his pseudonym Stefan Heym. He lived in the United States (or served in its army abroad) between 1935 and 1952, before moving back to the part of his native Germany which was, from 1945 - 1991, German Democratic Republic (GDR, "East Germany"). He published works in English and German at home and abroad, and despite longstanding criticism of the GDR remained a committed socialist.
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Sting (musician)
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born 2 October 1951), better known by his professional name Sting, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, activist, actor and philanthropist. Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist of the rock band The Police.
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Talmai
Talmai (תלמי) is a name in the Bible referring to a number of minor people. Its Aramaic version was connected to the Greek Ptolemy (see for the list of corresponding names and surnames), and, later, to the Italian Bartolomeo, English Bartholomew etc.
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Tamar (2 Samuel)
Tamar (Hebrew תמר) is a character in 2 Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. She was the daughter of King David, and sister of Absalom. Her mother was Maacah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. According to the narrative in , she was raped by her half-brother Amnon.
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Thomas Burnett Swann
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Thomas L. Thompson
Thomas L. Thompson (born January 7, 1939 in Detroit Michigan) is a biblical theologian associated with the movement known as the Copenhagen School. He was professor of theology at the University of Copenhagen from 1993–2009, lives in Denmark and is now a Danish citizen.
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Uriah the Hittite
Uriah the Hittite (Hebrew: אוריה החתי) was a soldier in King David’s army mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. He was the husband of Bathsheba, and was murdered by order of David by having the soldiers retreat from him in battle. Uriah's wife was pregnant by King David through an adulterous affair. Although under David's order to return home and see his wife, Uriah repeatedly refused to leave his post or leave the King's presence to see her. Contact between the couple could have hidden the adulterous nature of her pregnancy by David. As a result of this murder, David was rebuked by the prophet Nathan; furthermore, later turmoil in David's household and throughout the kingdom of Israel, including the death of Bathsheba's baby and the insurrection of prince Absalom, was contemporarily explained as punishment for the sins of adultery and murder.
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William Faulkner
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Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner (, Julij Borisovič Briner; July 11, 1920October 10, 1985) was a Russian-born actor of stage and film. He was best known for his portrayal of Mongkut, king of Siam, in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I on both stage and screen, as well as Rameses II in the 1956 Cecil B. DeMille film The Ten Commandments and Chris Adams in The Magnificent Seven. Brynner was noted for his deep, rich voice and for his shaven head, which he maintained as a personal trademark after adopting it for his role in The King and I. He was also a photographer and the author of two books.
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Portland, Oregon
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David Norrie
David Norrie has been an artist blacksmith for over 30 years and is well renown for his craftsmanship and unique style in architectural hand forged metalwork. David creates artwork ranging from steel sculpture, railings, furniture, and gates. He works in iron, copper, bronze and stainless steel. David also does demonstrations and teaches blacksmithing and welding classes in his studio in Berthoud, Colorado.
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Terry Donahue talks about Cook, McNown, Norrie and Neuheisal
At this year's UCLA True Blue Celebration, there was an awesome panel of guests. James Washington led a discussion with Terry Donahue, Wayne Cook Cade McNown, David Norrie and Rick Neuheisal. In this clip, Donahue talks about the QB's.
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Quick Click - Sleep with David Norie
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- Duration: 2:00
- Published: 18 Aug 2008
- Uploaded: 31 Dec 2009
- Author: myfitnesschannel
www.myfitnesschannel.com David Norrie talks about how to make sure you're getting healthy, uninterrupted sleep.
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Wayne Cook and Cade McNown talk about UCLA
At this year's True Blue Celebration, Cade McNown and Wayne Cook were part of a panel discussion along with Terry Donahue, Rick Neuheisal, David Norrie and emcee, James Washington. In this clip Wayne and Cade talk about their experiences.
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HeSaid, SheSaid! Dave Norrie on Tampa Bay's Media Talk
David Norrie is a reporter at the St. Petersburg Times, giving advice on relationships, even about hookup horrors of Valentine's Days past. Tampa Bay's Media Talk co-hosts: Janet Sherer & Rob Tiisler.
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London Bridge Studio ESPN LBS
ESPN's David Norrey stopped by London Bridge Studio in Seattle to do a commentary on Pearl Jam and the Seattle music scene. Which was aired during the Washington vs. Oregon game. Followep by this brief clip of the studio and LBS owner Jonathan Plum and house engineer Rick LeDoux.
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NBA Finals - Lakers vs. Celtics 2008
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- Duration: 4:04
- Published: 05 Aug 2008
- Uploaded: 26 Aug 2010
- Author: myfitnesschannel
www.myfitnesschannel.com David Norrie on location at the Staples Center outside the NBA Finals 2008. Man on the street questions about fitness. Star sightings include Matt Damon, Matt Hasselbeck, and Polow da Don.
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Erin Stern
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- Duration: 7:27
- Published: 21 Jan 2011
- Uploaded: 07 Dec 2011
- Author: Angelikep31
Congratulations to Erin Stern for winning Miss Figure Olympia 2010 All content is property of Angelike Psoinos and P31caliber Foundation, Inc. Video produced and edited by David Norrie.
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Seahawks QB Draft History
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- Duration: 4:03
- Published: 26 Apr 2010
- Uploaded: 05 Dec 2011
- Author: AVSEAL2012
Seattle Seahawks Drafted Quarterbacks Year Rnd College/Univ 2009 6 Mike Teel Rutgers 2005 3 David Greene Georgia 2003 4 Seneca Wallace Iowa State 2002 7 Jeff Kelly Southern Miss 2001 6 Josh Booty LSU 1999 3 Brock Huard Washington 1993 1 Rick Mirer Notre Dame 1991 1 Dan McGwire San Diego State 1990 12 John Gromos Vanderbilt 1987 8 Sammy Garza Texas-El Paso 1986 11 David Norrie UCLA 1985 10 John Conner Arizona 1984*3Frank SeurerKansas (USFL) 1977 10 Sam Adkins Wichita State 1976 4 Steve Myer New Mexico 1976 17 Chris Rowland Washington Ex 76xNeil GraffWisconsin Ex 76xGary KeithleyTex-El Paso
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Primary Focus Intro, 1997
This was the very first group produced by Primary Focus out of The All American Singers. "Love One Another" was performed by Jeremiah Lorenz along with Robyn Rebold, Kristin Anderson, Elisha Goad, David Norrie, Dorothy Nacita, and Rocky Diaz.
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Frank 'Norrie" Hill - A Tribute
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- Duration: 3:58
- Published: 07 Dec 2010
- Uploaded: 20 Oct 2011
- Author: deltanovemberhotel
A reflection of the life of my Father. So loved and loving. I miss him. David
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The Norrie Princess
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- Duration: 4:34
- Published: 06 Sep 2010
- Uploaded: 25 Sep 2011
- Author: Christwithak08
From the man who brought you 'The Boy Racer Song' comes a love song of epic proporitions, the Romeo and Juliet of our times, a song about forbidden love between a Norrie and a Southie, but as we all know love conquers all, especially after a few gats down the field with the lads. This songs features words like Ride(sex), day-cent(decent/fucking brilliant), Come.here.to.me(hello i'd like to have a cordial conversation with you), norrie(a northsider)
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Norrie MacKenzie - Eilean Siar Muay Thai @ Inter Club Griphouse Glasgow
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- Duration: 5:17
- Published: 30 Jun 2010
- Uploaded: 27 Aug 2010
- Author: EileanSiarMuayThai
Inter Club Griphouse Glasgow
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HELEN SHAPIRO - Look Over Your Shoulder
Helen Shapiro Singing Look over your Shoulder" from 1964. This is a Slideshow of Helen Showing her Famous Friends. In Order of Appearance - Craig Douglas, Neil Sedaka, Paul Anka, The Moonrakers, Shadows, Norrie Paramor, Acker Bilk, Beatles, Dusty Springfield, Keith Fordyce, Cliff Richard, Adam Faith, Jean Burman, Danny Williams, Kenny Lynch, David Jacobs, Pete Murray, Alan Fluff Freeman, David Jacobs (Again) with Terry Downes, Dorothy Squires, Matt Monroe, Frank Ifield, Jet Harris of The Shadows, John Lennon, John Leyton, and Lastly, Neil Sedaka again. Acker Bilk Lived in My Home Town of Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, England.
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The Norrie Princess (Live)
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- Duration: 4:56
- Published: 27 Mar 2011
- Uploaded: 27 Mar 2011
- Author: Christwithak08
A love song about a man finding the woman of his dreams on the northside of Cork city.
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![Red Snapper - Image Of You. . . [HQ/HDVideo720p]](http://web.archive.org./web/20111227033803im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8I47pyehwWs/0.jpg "Red Snapper - Image Of You. . . [HQ/HDVideo720p]")
Red Snapper - Image Of You. . . [HQ/HDVideo720p]
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- Duration: 6:09
- Published: 01 Jul 2010
- Uploaded: 08 Dec 2011
- Author: yanniszita
• This Video is DEDICATED in memory of my two amazing and Lovely Persons with all my Heart and i will never forget them ! ! ! Specialy to GEORGE PADIOTIS and STRATOS SKALIGKOS. . . . . • Editing, presentation: yanniszita ® • Taken from the Warp Records [WARPCD56]©1998-09 • Artist: Red Snapper • Title: Image of you • Album: Making Bones • Genre: Electronic • Style: Leftfield, Downtempo • Notes: Cello - Nadia Lanman Lyrics By - Emma Shackleton Viola - Brian Wright Violin - Jacqueline Norrie Vocals - Alison David • Lyrics: You say You say there's something wrong with me You say I cannot be right I'm all dried out inside But you're squeezing me tight I can still remember Once it was me in love Now you're here Squeezing me Wanting me to be An image of you The love, the envy, the hate All we've been through Just so you'll see An image of you The love, the envy, the hate All we've been through Just so you'll see An image of you You've taken from me Satisfied your greed I've been to soft Too light for your touch Now you're at the core And it's too hard for your grasp Too solid for your skin Watch me Step out of your shadow Full in the sun once more Look at my face The glare is too strong Set in your disrespect Now you seen me The love, the envy, the hate All we've been through Just so you'll see An image of you The love, the envy, the hate All we've been through Just so you'll see An image of you The love, the envy, the hate All we've been through Just so you'll see An image of <b>...</b>
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"Ye gwe me tan" - Norrie
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- Duration: 4:04
- Published: 16 Feb 2011
- Uploaded: 24 Sep 2011
- Author: VanGeerkeMusic
Piano & Arrangement: Robin van Geerke- Bass: Eric Calmes- Drums: Guno Kramer- Music/Vocals/Guitar: Norman van Geerke - Mixed: David Anderson- Mastered: Metropolis London- Production coordinator: Andy van Geerke- Produced: VanGeerkeMusic www.vangeerkemusic.com Lyrics Me sab so langa tak yu o gwe Mi sab wies san me du yu now tan Yu wan go moro fara, farawe Yu tak grontapu bigi moro wan kondre Sayde a hat yu, fu taigi mi sa'y firi Sayde a hat yu, yu e du san yu wani Lobi na wan dansi, Fu tu breti hati Ma na yu wan teki tra pasi, Fu prati nanga mi Refr Ye gwe, m'e tan So libi tan No pramis' yo drai kon baka y'e gwe, Me tan, So libi tan Sayde ye gwe so fara y'e gwe, Me tan, Mi wan hor tide Yu breyti f'sji tamara Verse Mi sab so langa tak mi sa tan Mi sab wies san yo du mi no wan Gwe nanga yu mi hab mi libi dja Gwe gudu gwe, mi sa wakti dja Sayde a hat yu, fu taigi sa'y firi Sayde a hat yu, y'e du san mi wani Refr Ye gwe, m'e tan So libi tan No pramis' yo drai kon baka y'e gwe, Me tan, So libi tan Sayde ye gwe so fara y'e gwe, Me tan, Mi wan hor tide Yu breyti f'sji tamara Bridge Te yu gwe mi sa wakti yu brifi Te yu gwe mi sa wakti yu djen djen arki den tori yo ferteri Mi sa lafu ma a now pur mi pen Ye gwe, m'e tan So libi tan No pramis' yo drai kon baka y'e gwe, Me tan, So libi tan Sayde ye gwe so fara y'e gwe, Me tan, Mi wan hor tide Yu breyti f'sji tamara
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The Tolkien-blacksmith in Ukraine
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- Duration: 9:09
- Published: 19 Jan 2009
- Uploaded: 27 Nov 2011
- Author: vprometropolis
www.metropolisweb.tv Eugeniy isnt just a regular blacksmith. He lives in a small village near Kiev but is well-known in town because of the armour and weapons he forges.
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Blacksmith Darryl Nelson
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- Duration: 2:53
- Published: 27 Dec 2008
- Uploaded: 18 Nov 2011
- Author: TacomaNewsTribune
Eatonville's Darryl Nelson has been a blacksmith for more than 30 years.
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Extreme Kicks - North East Open 2010
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- Duration: 7:42
- Published: 12 Jul 2010
- Uploaded: 27 Aug 2010
- Author: NorthEastOpen
North East Open holds an Extreme Kicks competition during it's Show. Each year, competitors perform for the crowd and one is given the award of Extreme Kicks Champion. Former winners are Ryan Rempfer (2007), David Armstrong (2008), and Joe Falanga & "Robert Norrie" (2009)...who will win this year?
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Transgender - Putting the T back in LGBT
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- Duration: 12:11
- Published: 25 Apr 2011
- Uploaded: 09 Dec 2011
- Author: xxxThePeachxxx
Weighing in on the current debate over prejudice and hatred of transgender/transsexual people. Also, discussing the recent beating of a trans woman in Baltimore, MD when she tried to use a public McDonald's restroom. Most people aren't familiar with the transgender community, so here's my attempt to summarize what the trans folks are all about. Videos referenced: Skidrowradio's Trans Hate - www.youtube.com Skidrowradio's clarification - www.youtube.com Skidrowradio's pathetic appeal to authority/popularity - www.youtube.com Skidrowradio's support team - www.youtube.com Diwataman's Why Fems be Hatin on the Tranny - www.youtube.com McDonald's beating - www.worldstarhiphop.com The story of David Reimer - www.youtube.com Sources for this video: Norrie May-Welby: The World's First Legally Genderless Person - www.huffingtonpost.com Answers to Your Questions About Transgender Individuals and Gender Identity - www.apa.org Transsexualism - en.wikipedia.org Baltimore County McDonald's beating video goes viral - www.baltimoresun.com McDonald's Fires Employee Who Filmed Brutal Beating of Baltimore Patron - www.thesmokinggun.com Victim of McDonald's beating speaks out - www.baltimoresun.com David Reimer, The boy who lived as a girl - www.cbc.ca Charm Hackett's Facebook - www.facebook.com Transgender Law & Policy Institute - www.transgenderlaw.org Transgender people on Youtube: www.youtube.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com Follow me on Twitter: www.twitter.com Subscribe to my BlogTV <b>...</b>
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![The surprise demise of Francis Cooper's mother [clip] (2008)](http://web.archive.org./web/20111227033803im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/tWphsMc8MGs/0.jpg "The surprise demise of Francis Cooper's mother [clip] (2008)")
The surprise demise of Francis Cooper's mother [clip] (2008)
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- Duration: 1:02
- Published: 11 Feb 2009
- Uploaded: 05 Jun 2011
- Author: FelixMassie
The story of Francis Cooper and his mother; Emily Maddison and that man's face; and Craig MacKay and his cat. www.FelixMassie.co.uk Narrated by Alexei Sayle Written & Directed by Felix Massie Animated by Felix Massie, Emma Lazenby, Vibeke Cleaverley, Stephen Whittle and Simon Deshon Composited by Felix Massie and Jonathan Biggins Script editor: David Bull Soundtrack by Joe Paine Editors: Matt Purgaus, Tom Jobbins and Adam Dymond Sound Post by Will Norrie, Films@59 Production Accountant: Lewis Hartley Thanks to Peter Peake, Sam Morrison and Arilda Tymko Producers: Sarah Jex and Sarah Cox Executive Producers: Sarah-Jane Meredith and Jude Goldrei Executive Producers for Aardman: Helen Brunsdon, David Sproxton, Miles Bullough and Peter Lord Produced by Aardman Animations in association with Arthur Cox © UK Film Council and South West Screen 2008
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Dave Raphael Band at the Swanage Blues festival, March 2011, Part 2
The band are joined by Norrie Burnet for a few numbers..
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![The Rogart brooch, National Museums of Scotland, FC2. Pictish penannular brooch, 8th century, silver with gilding and glass. Classified as Fowler H3 type.[61]](http://web.archive.org./web/20111227033803/http://cdn4.wn.com/pd/82/2c/fcb437c8a71fad5947c349dc5c15_medium.jpg "The Rogart brooch, National Museums of Scotland, FC2. Pictish penannular brooch, 8th century, silver with gilding and glass. Classified as Fowler H3 type.[61]")
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| Position | Quarterback |
|---|---|
| Number | 17 |
| Birth date | November 30, 1963Boston, Massachusetts |
| Debutyear | 1987 |
| Finalyear | 1987 |
| Draftyear | 1986 |
| Draftround | 11 |
| Draftpick | 291(By the Seattle Seahawks) |
| College | UCLA |
| Teams | |
| Stat1label | TD-INT |
| Stat1value | 1-4 |
| Stat2label | Yards |
| Stat2value | 376 |
| Stat3label | QB Rating |
| Stat3value | 48.4 |
| Nfl | NOR397232 |
| Highlights | |
| Cfhof | }} |
David Doherty Norrie (born November 30, 1963 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former American major college and professional football player who currently works as a college football television game analyst for ESPN and ABC.
He was a four year letterman in football at UCLA from 1982 to 1985. As a senior in 1985, he started at quarterback for the Bruins, leading his team to the Pacific 10 Conference championship and a berth in the 1986 Rose Bowl game against Iowa. Norrie was injured in practice a week before the New Years Day game, and was forced to miss his start at QB in the bowl classic.
During his senior season at UCLA, Norrie led the Pacific 10 Conference in passing and was named First Team Pac 10 All-Academic. In addition, he was nominated that year as one of just two Rhodes Scholarship candidates from UCLA.
Norrie was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1986 NFL Draft, and played for the New York Jets in 1987. After spending the entire preseason on the Jets' roster, Norrie started two games at quarterback for the Jets during the 1987 NFL strike.
Norrie got his start as a college football analyst in 1991, working four years as the UCLA color analyst on radio broadcasts for the Bruins. In 1995, Norrie entered college football television broadcasting as a game analyst for Fox Sports Net. He worked four years with the network, announcing Pacific 10 Conference games, as well as occasional game assignments nationally.
Over the last 10 years, Norrie has worked as a television game analyst for ESPN and ABC, announcing games regularly on fall Saturdays in all of the major college football conferences. His assignments for ESPN and ABC have included Texas-Oklahoma, Michigan-Ohio State, Florida-Florida State, Miami-Florida State, USC-UCLA, Virginia Tech-Miami, the Chik-fil-A Peach Bowl, the Capital One Bowl, the Nokia Sugar Bowl and the Rose Bowl.
He attended Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon and was ranked as one of the top 10 high school football quarterback prospects in the country as a senior, signing a letter of intent with UCLA in the spring of 1981.
Norrie is single, and currently resides in Los Angeles, California and San Francisco, California.
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| name | King David |
|---|---|
| title | King of Israel |
| reign | over Judah c. 1010–1003 BC; over Judah and Israel c. 1003–970 BC |
| predecessor | Saul (Judah), Ish-bosheth (Israel) |
| successor | Solomon |
| consort | Michal, Ahinoam, Abigail, Maachah, Haggith, Abital, Eglah, Bathsheba and Abishag |
| royal house | House of David (new house) |
| father | Jesse |
| mother | not named in the Bible; identified by the Talmud as Nitzevet, daughter of Adael. |
| birth date | c. 1040 BC |
| birth place | Bethlehem |
| death date | c. 970 BC |
| death place | Jerusalem |
| buried | }} |
David (; ISO 259-3 Dawid; Strong's Daveed; beloved; or ) was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible and, according to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, an ancestor of Jesus Christ through both Saint Joseph and Mary. He is depicted as a righteous king, although not without fault, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician and poet, traditionally credited for composing many of the psalms contained in the Book of Psalms.
Edwin Thiele dates his life to c. 1040–970 BC, his reign over Judah c. 1010–1003 BC, and his reign over the united Kingdom of Israel c. 1003–970 BC. The Books of Samuel, 1 Kings, and 1 Chronicles are the only source of information on his life and reign, although the Tel Dan stele may record the existence in the mid-9th century of a Judean royal dynasty called the "House of David", although this is disputed.
David's life is very important to Jewish, Christian, and Islamic culture. In Judaism, David, or David HaMelekh, is the King of Israel, and the Jewish people. A direct descendant of David will be the Messiah. In Islam, he is known as Dawud, considered to be a prophet and the king of a nation.
Biblical narrative
David is chosen of God
God withdrew his favour from Saul, king of Israel. It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments. 1 Samuel 15:11 The prophet Samuel seeks a new king from the sons of Jesse of Bethlehem. Seven of Jesse's sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel says "The LORD has not chosen these." He then asks "Are these all the sons you have?" and Jesse answers, "There is still the youngest but he is tending the sheep." David is brought to Samuel, and "the LORD said, 'Rise and anoint him; he is the one.'"
David at the court of Saul
God sends an evil spirit to torment Saul,1 Samuel 16:14, and his attendants suggest he send for David, a young warrior famed for his bravery and for his skill with the harp. Saul does so and makes David one of his armor-bearers and "whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him."
David and Goliath
The Israelites, under King Saul, face the Philistines in the Valley of Elah. The boy David is bringing food to his older brothers who are with Saul. He hears the Philistine giant Goliath challenging the Israelites to send their own champion to decide the outcome in single combat. David tells Saul he is prepared to face Goliath and Saul allows him to make the attempt. He is victorious, striking Goliath in the forehead with a stone from his sling. Goliath falls, and David kills him with his own sword and beheads him; the Philistines flee in terror. Saul sends to know the name of the young champion, and David tells him that he is the son of Jesse.
King Saul and David
Saul makes David a commander over his armies and offers him his daughter Michal in marriage for bringing more than 200 foreskins of the Philistines to him. David is successful in many battles, and his popularity awakes Saul's fears — "What more can he have but the kingdom?" By various stratagems the jealous king seeks his death, but the plots only endear David the more to the people, and especially to Saul's son Jonathan, who loves David (1 Samuel 18:1, 2 Samuel 1:25-26). Warned by Jonathan, David flees into the wilderness, where he gathers a band of followers and becomes the champion of the oppressed while evading the pursuit of Saul. He accepts the town of Ziklag as a chief from the Philistine king Achish of Gath, but continues secretly to champion the Israelites. Achish marches against Saul, but David is excused from the war on the accusation of the Philistine nobles that his loyalty to their cause cannot be trusted.
David becomes king
Jonathan and Saul are killed in battle with the Philistines at Mount Gilboa. David mourns their deaths, especially that of Jonathan, his friend, and then goes up to Hebron, where he is anointed king over Judah; in the north, Saul's son Ish-Bosheth is king of the tribes of Israel. War ensues between Ish-Bosheth and David, until Ish-Bosheth is murdered. The assassins bring the head of Ish-Bosheth to David hoping for reward, but David executes them for their crime against the Lord's anointed. Yet with the death of the son of Saul, the elders of Israel come to Hebron, and David, 30 years old, is anointed King over Israel and Judah.
Jerusalem and the Davidic Covenant
David conquers the Jebusite fortress of Jerusalem, and makes it his capital, and "Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house." David brings the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, intending to build a temple, but God, speaking to the prophet Nathan, forbids it, saying the temple must wait for a future generation. God makes a covenant with David, promising that he will establish the house of David eternally: "Your throne shall be established forever."With God's help David is victorious over his people's enemies. The Philistines are subdued, the Moabites to the east pay tribute, along with Hadadezer of Zobah, from whom David takes gold shields and bronze vessels.
Bathsheba and Uriah the Hittite
David commits adultery with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite. Bathsheba becomes pregnant. David sends for Uriah, who is with the Israelite army at the siege of Rabbah, so that he may lie with his wife and conceal the identity of the child's father. Uriah refuses to do so while his companions are in the field of battle and David sends him back to Joab, the commander, with a message instructing him to abandon Uriah on the battlefield, "that he may be struck down, and die." David marries Bathsheba and she bears his child, "but the thing that David had done displeased the Lord." The prophet Nathan confronts David, saying: "Why have you despised the word of God, to do what is evil in his sight? You have smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife." Nathan presents three punishments from God for this sin. First, that the "sword shall never depart from your house" (2 Samuel 12:10) second, that "Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight. 12 You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel., (2 Samuel 12:12) and finally, that "the son born to you will die" (2 Samuel 12:14). David repents, yet God "struck the [David's] child ... and it became sick ... [And] on the seventh day the child died." David leaves his lamentations, dresses himself, and eats. His servants ask why he wept when the baby was alive, but ends his mourning when the child dies. David replies: "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, 'Who knows? The may be gracious to me and let the child live.' But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me." (2 Samuel 12:22-23, New International Version).
David's son Absalom rebels
David's son Absalom rebels against his father, and they come to battle in the Wood of Ephraim. Absalom is caught by his hair in the branches of an oak and David’s general Joab kills him as he hangs there. When the news of the victory is brought to David he does not rejoice, but is instead shaken with grief: "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!"
The old age of David
When David has become old and bedridden, Adonijah, his eldest surviving son and natural heir, declares himself king. Bathsheba, David's favorite wife, and Nathan the prophet, fearing that they will be killed by Adonijah, go to David and procure his agreement that Solomon, Bathsheba's son, should sit on the throne. And so the plans of Adonijah collapse, and Solomon becomes king. It is to Solomon that David gives his final instructions, including his promise that the line of Solomon and David will inherit the throne of Judah forever, and his request that Solomon kill his oldest enemies on his behalf. David dies and is buried in the City of David, having ruled forty years over Israel, seven in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.
David the Musician
In various biblical passages, David is referred to as “the favorite of the songs of Israel,” the one who soothed Saul with music, and the founder of Temple singing. A Psalms scroll from the Dead Sea Scrolls (11QPsa) attributes 3600 tehilim (songs of praise) plus other compositions to David. Seventy-three of the 150 Psalms in the Bible are attributed to David. The supreme kingship of Yahweh is the most pervasive theological concept in the book of Psalms, and many psalms attributed to David are directed to Yahweh by name, whether in praise or petition, suggesting a relationship. According to the Midrash Tehillim, King David was prompted to the Psalms by the Holy Spirit that rested upon him.
In addition to ascribing authorship to David, several Psalms are identified with specific events in David’s life. Psalm 34 is attributed to David on the occasion of his escape from the Abimelech (king) Achish by pretending to be insane. According to the narrative in 1 Samuel 21, instead of killing the man who had exacted so many casualties from him, Abimelech allows David to depart, exclaiming, “Am I so short of madmen that you have to bring this fellow here to carry on like this in front of me? Must this man come into my house?" Psalm 34 is one of seven acrostic Psalms in the original Hebrew; most English translations do not retain the acrostic form. The first part of Psalm 34 is directed toward Yahweh in complete and humble gratitude (David does not even mention his own royal status); the second part confidently directs others to Yahweh. encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them … Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the . | Psalm 34:6-7,11 (ESV)}}
In contrast, Psalm 18 is not related to a specific incident but rather to God’s faithful deliverance from “all of his enemies and from the hand of Saul.” The text of this Psalm was thought to date to the 10th century BC even before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls and is very similar to that of 2 Samuel 22. In this Psalm, David recalls being in deadly situations: “The cords of death entangled me, the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.” He cries out to God for help, and God rescues David.
The Scottish theologian Samuel Rutherford (1600–1661) notes that crying out to God is mentioned in many Psalms attributed to David. He comments, “Fervour is a heavenly ingredient in prayer. An arrow drawn with full strength hath a speedier issue.” The Midrash Tehillim teaches from Psalm 4 “that the mere mechanical application to the Throne of Mercy is not efficacious is plainly seen from the words of King David, who says God is nigh to all that call upon Him, and … he adds the important words, 'to those who call upon Him in truth.'”
According to Psalm 40, David’s cries to God were heartfelt though not necessarily impatient; the poignant combination of a cry for help with a confident expression of faith echo today in the song “40” by the rock group U2 and that encapsulates David’s experience with his God: ; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the . | Psalm 40:1-3 (NIV)}}
Religions and David
David in Judaism
| Name | King David the Prophet |
|---|---|
| Birth date | c. 1040 B.C.E. |
| Death date | c. 970 B.C.E. |
| Venerated in | JudaismChristianityIslamBaha'ism |
| Birth place | Bethlehem |
| Death place | Jerusalem |
| Titles | Holy Monarch, Prophet, Reformer, Spiritual Poet & Musician, Vicegerent of God, Psalm-Receiver |
| Attributes | Psalms, Harp, Head of Goliath |
| Prayer attrib | }} |
David is also viewed as a tragic figure; his acquisition of Bathsheba, and the loss of his son are viewed as his central tragedies.
Many legends have grown around the figure of David. According to one Rabbinic tradition, David was raised as the son of his father Jesse and spent his early years herding his father's sheep in the wilderness while his brothers were in school. Only at his anointing by Samuel - when the oil from Samuel's flask turned to diamonds and pearls - was his true identity as Jesse's son revealed. David's adultery with Bathsheba was only an opportunity to demonstrate the power of repentance, and some Talmudic authors stated that it was not adultery at all, quoting a Jewish practice of divorce on the eve of battle. Furthermore, according to David's apologists, the death of Uriah was not to be considered murder, on the basis that Uriah had committed a capital offence by refusing to obey a direct command from the King.
According to midrashim, Adam gave up 70 years of his life for the life of David. Also, according to the Talmud Yerushalmi, David was born and died on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot (Feast of Weeks). His piety was said to be so great that his prayers could bring down things from Heaven.
David in Christianity
Originally an earthly king ruling by divine appointment ("the anointed one", as the title Messiah had it), the "son of David" became in the last two pre-Christian centuries the apocalyptic and heavenly who would deliver Israel and usher in a new kingdom. This was the background to the concept of Messiahship in early Christianity, which interpreted the career of Jesus "by means of the titles and functions assigned to David in the mysticism of the Zion cult, in which he served as priest-king and in which he was the mediator between God and man." The early Church believed that "the life of David [foreshadowed] the life of Christ; Bethlehem is the birthplace of both; the shepherd life of David points out Christ, the Good Shepherd; the five stones chosen to slay Goliath are typical of the five wounds; the betrayal by his trusted counsellor, Achitophel, and the passage over the Cedron remind us of Christ's Sacred Passion. Many of the Davidic Psalms, as we learn from the New Testament, are clearly typical of the future Messiah." In the Middle Ages, "Charlemagne thought of himself, and was viewed by his court scholars, as a 'new David'. [This was] not in itself a new idea, but [one whose] content and significance were greatly enlarged by him." The linking of David to earthly kingship was reflected in later Medieval cathedral windows all over Europe through the device of the Tree of Jesse its branches demonstrating how divine kingship descended from Jesse, through his son David, to Jesus.Western Rite churches (Roman Catholic, Lutheran) celebrate his feast day on 29 December, Eastern-rite on 19 December. The Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Church celebrate the feast day of the "Holy Righteous Prophet and King David" on the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers (two Sundays before the Great Feast of the Nativity of the Lord), when he is commemorated together with other ancestors of Jesus. He is also commemorated on the Sunday after the Nativity, together with Joseph and James, the Brother of the Lord.
David in Islam
Main article Islamic view of DavidDavid (Arabic داود, Dāwūd) is a highly important figure in Islam as one of the major prophets sent by God to guide the nation of Israel. David is mentioned several times in the Qur'an, often with his son Solomon. In the Qur'an: David kills Goliath (II: 251) and God grants him kingship and wisdom and enforces it (XXXVIII: 20). David is made God's "vicegerent on earth" (XXXVIII: 26) and God further gives David sound judgment (XXI: 78; XXXVII: 21-24, 26) as well as the Psalms, which are regarded as books of divine wisdom (IV: 163; XVII, 55). The birds and mountains unite with David in ushering praise to God (XXI: 79; XXXIV: 10; XXXVIII: 18), while God instructs David in the art of fashioning chain-mail out of iron (XXXIV: 10; XXI: 80). Together with Solomon, David gives judgment in a case of damage to the fields (XXI: 78) and David judges in the matter between two disputants in his prayer chamber (XXXVIII: 21-23). There is no mention in the Qur'an of the wrong David did to Uriah nor is there any reference to Bathsheba, and therefore Muslims reject this narrative.
Muslim tradition and the hadith stress David's zeal in daily prayer as well as in fasting. Qur'an commentators, historians and compilers of the numerous Stories of the Prophets elaborate upon David's concise Qur'anic narratives and specifically mention David's gift in singing his Psalms as well as his beautiful musical and vocal talents. His voice is described as having had a captivating power, weaving its influence not only over man but over all beasts and nature, who would unite with him to praise God.
David in Baha'i Faith
David is described as a minor prophet who came in the shadow of the dispensation of Moses to develop and consolidate the process he set in motion.
David in the LDS Faith
The Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cites David as one directed by God to practise polygamy, but who sinned in committing adultery with Bathsheba and having Uriah killed. The LDS doctrine is that polygamy is only allowed as directed by the Lord, otherwise it is a grievous sin. Since 1898 the LDS church has prohibited the practice of polygamy by its members.
Historicity of David
See The Bible and history and dating the Bible for a more complete description of the general issues surrounding the Bible as a historical source.
Archaeological evidence
Tel Dan Stele and Mesha Stele
A fragment of an Aramaean victory stele discovered in 1993 at Tel Dan and dated c.850-835 BC contains a phrase (bytdwd). Because ancient Aramaic script does not contain vowels, different readings are possible. Scholars agree that the first part should be read (beyt), meaning "house". However, the second part can be read as 1) (dod), which means "uncle" or "beloved" or as 2) (David). The phrase therefore can mean either "House of the beloved", "House of the uncle" or "House of David". Since the stele recounts the victory of an Aramean king over "the king of Israel" the translation of "" as "the House of David" is not illogical. The Mesha Stele from Moab, dating from approximately the same period, may also contain the name David, in two places: in line 12, where the interpretation is uncertain, and בת[ד]וד in line 31, where one destroyed letter must be supplied (here it is bracketed in the middle). Kenneth Kitchen has proposed that an inscription of c. 945 BC by the Egyptian Pharaoh Shoshenq I mentions "the highlands of David." Although a reference to King David in this geographical name is not certain, some scholars suggest it is reasonable.
City of David and Judah, ca. 1000 BC onward
The Bronze and Iron Age remains of the City of David, the original urban core of Jerusalem identified with the reigns of David and Solomon, were investigated extensively in the 1970s and 1980s under the direction of Yigal Shiloh of the Hebrew University, but failed to discover significant evidence of occupation during the 10th century BC, In 2005, Eilat Mazar found a Large Stone Structure which she claimed was David's Palace, but the archaeology is contaminated and impossible to date accurately. Finkelstein and Silberman feel the archaeological evidence from surface surveys indicates that Judah at the time of David was a small tribal kingdom, although both do accept that David and Solomon were likely historical figures in Judah about the 10th century BC (describing David as a "bandit leader").
The biblical account
The biblical account about David comes from the book of Samuel and the book of Chronicles (both of which are divided into two books in Jewish and Christian traditions). (Although almost half of the Psalms are headed "A Psalm of David", the headings are later additions, and no psalm can be attributed to David with certainty). Chronicles merely retells Samuel from a different theological vantage point, and contains little if any information not available there, and the biblical evidence for David is therefore dependent almost exclusively on the material contained in the chapters from 1 Samuel 16 to 1 Kings 2.Since Martin Noth put forward his analysis of the Deuteronomistic History biblical scholars have accepted that these two books form part of a continuous history of Israel, compiled no earlier than the late 7th century BC, but incorporating earlier works and fragments. Samuel's account of David "seems to have undergone two separate acts of editorial slanting. The original writers show a strong bias against Saul, and in favour of David and Solomon. Many years later, the Deuteronomists edited the material in a manner that conveyed their religious message, inserting reports and anecdotes that strengthened their monotheistic doctrine. Some of the materials in Samuel I and II, notably the boundary, allotment and administrative lists are believed to be very early, since they correspond closely to what we know of the territorial conditions of the late Davidic-early Solomonic period.
Beyond this, the full range of possible interpretations is available. The late John Bright, whose History of Israel, which went through four editions from 1959 to 2000, takes Samuel at face value, but Donald B. Redford thinks all reconstructions from Biblical sources for the United Monarchy period are examples of 'academic wishful thinking', and Thomas L. Thompson measures Samuel against the archaeological evidence and concludes that "an independent history of Judea during the Iron I [i.e., the period of David] and Iron II periods has little room for historicizing readings of the stories of I-II Samuel and I Kings." Some interesting studies of David have been written: Baruch Halpern has pictured David as a lifelong vassal of Achish, the Philistine king of Gath; Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman have identified as the oldest and most reliable section of Samuel those chapters which describe David as the charismatic leader of a band of outlaws who captures Jerusalem and makes it his capital. Steven McKenzie, Associate Professor of the Hebrew Bible at Rhodes College and author of King David: A Biography, states the belief that David actually came from a wealthy family, was "ambitious and ruthless" and a tyrant who murdered his opponents, including his own sons.
David's succession
Genealogy
According to and , David is the eleventh generation from Judah, the fourth son of the patriarch Jacob (Israel). The genealogical line runs as follows: (1) Judah → (2) Pharez → (3) Hezron → (4) Ram → (5) Amminadab → (6) Nahshon → (7) Salmon → (8) Boaz (the husband of Ruth) → (9) Obed → (10) Jesse → (11) David.
David's family
David was born in Bethlehem, in the territory of the Tribe of Judah. His father was named Jesse. His mother is not named in the Bible, but the Talmud identifies her as Nitzevet daughter of Adael. David had seven brothers and was the youngest of them all. He had eight wives: Michal, the second daughter of King Saul; Ahinoam the Jezreelite; Abigail the Carmelite, previously wife of Nabal; Maachah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; Haggith; Abital; Eglah; and Bathsheba, previously the wife of Uriah the Hittite.The Book of Chronicles lists David's sons by various wives and concubines. In Hebron he had six sons : Amnon, by Ahinoam; Daniel, by Abigail; Absalom, by Maachah; Adonijah, by Haggith; Shephatiah, by Abital; and Ithream, by Eglah. By Bathsheba, his sons were: Shammua; Shobab; Nathan; and Solomon. His sons born in Jerusalem by other wives included: Ibhar; Elishua; Eliphelet; Nogah; Nepheg; Japhia; Elishama; and Eliada. According to , Jerimoth, who is not mentioned in any of the genealogies, is mentioned as another of David's sons. According to , David adopted Jonathan's son Mephibosheth as his own.
David also had at least one daughter, Tamar by Maachah, who was raped by Amnon, her half-brother. Her rape leads to Amnon's death. Absalom, Amnon's half-brother and Tamar's full-brother, waits two years, then avenges his sister by sending his servants to kill Amnon at a feast to which he had invited all the king's sons.
Descendants of David
The following are some of the more notable persons who have claimed descent from the Biblical David, or had it claimed on their behalf:
Legend & Legacy
In European Christian culture of the Middle Ages David was created a member of the Nine Worthies, a group of heroes encapsulating all the ideal qualities of chivalry. His life was thus proposed as a valuable subject for study by those aspiring to chivalric status. This aspect of David in the Nine Worthies was popularised firstly through literature, and was thereafter adopted as a frequent subject for painters and sculptors.
Representation in art and literature
Art
Famous sculptures of David include (in chronological order) those by:
Literature
Film
Music
Musical theatre
Television
Trivia
For a considerable period, starting in the 15th century and continuing until the 19th, French playing card manufacturers assigned to each of the court cards names taken from history or mythology. In this context, the King of Spades was often known as "David".
See also
Notes
is the traditional Koranic spelling without vocalization. In Modern Standard Arabic, it is normally written .
References
Further reading
External links
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