Saoul
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Form of SAUL used in the Greek Old Testament.
 | SAUL male Biblical, Jewish, Biblical Latin From the Hebrew name שָׁאוּל (Sha'ul) which meant "asked for, prayed for". This was the name of the first king of Israel, as told in the Old Testament. Before the end of his reign he lost favour with God, and after a defeat by the Philistines he was succeeded by David as king. In the New Testament, Saul was the original Hebrew name of the apostle Paul. | |||||||||||||||||||