<P> Saul ( / sɔːl / ; Hebrew : שָׁאוּל , Šāʼûl ; `` asked for , prayed for '' ; Latin : Saul ; Arabic : طالوت ‎ , Ṭālūt or Arabic : شاؤل ‎ , Ša'ūl ) , according to the Hebrew Bible , was the first king of the Kingdom of Israel and Judah . His reign , traditionally placed in the late 11th century BCE , marked a transition from a tribal society to statehood . </P>
<P> Saul ( / sɔːl / ; Hebrew : שָׁאוּל , Šāʼûl ; `` asked for , prayed for '' ; Latin : Saul ; Arabic : طالوت ‎ , Ṭālūt or Arabic : شاؤل ‎ , Ša'ūl ) , according to the Hebrew Bible , was the first king of the Kingdom of Israel and Judah . His reign , traditionally placed in the late 11th century BCE , marked a transition from a tribal society to statehood . </P>
who was the first king of israel according to the bible
who was the first king of israel according to the bible
Saul
Saul