Saul
Saul (Hebrew
Shaul meaning "demanded") is:
*1. In name of individuals in
the Bible:
** In
Judaism/
Old Testament***
Saul of Rehoboth on the River, 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, according to the Christian Bible, was renamed by Jesus on the road to
Damascus (Acts 7:58; 8:1; 9:1).
*2. As a last name (surname):
**
John Saul - an
American author.
**
John Ralston Saul is a
Canadian philosopher of the
humanist tradition and husband of the former
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 Hudson (
Slash) - British musician, the ex-guitarist of
Guns N' Roses and
Slash's Snakepit, currently with
Velvet Revolver**
Saul Kaiserman - American singer-songwriter and progressive educator.
**
Saul Kripke - American philosopher and logician.
**
Saul Landau - an American scholar, author, commentator and filmmaker.
**
Saul Mandel - filmmaker, founded Bare Tree Pictures.
**
Saul Rubinek - a
German-born Canadian actor and director.
**
Saul Shapiro - an American known for public policy development on digital broadcast.
**
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 - a filmmaker and owner of
Fantasy Records.
**
Saul Tigh - a fictional character on
Battlestar Galactica.
**
Saul - A fcitional Marvel Comics character.
**
Saul Karath - A character in the popular roleplaying game
Knights of the Old Republic.
*4. In literature:
*
Saul is a theatrical
tragedy in five acts, written by
Vittorio Alfieri in 1782, in which the eponymous protagonist simulatenously embodies the tragic heroism of both tyrant and victim. This play marks the high point of Italian tragedy and pre-romantic poetry.
*5. In music:
*
Saul is an
oratorio about
Saul the King by
George Friedrich Handel.
*6. As a place:
**
Saul is a town in
Kentucky,
USA.
**
Saul is a town in
French Guiana.
**
Saul is a town in
Gloucestershire,
England.
**
Saul is a village in
County Down,
Northern Ireland.