hebrews
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The Hebrews were the ancient Semetic people whom Moses led from Egypt during the Exodus (circa 1250 BC). Also, Moses presents the Ten Commandments, including "Thou shall not commit adultery."
In 1025 BC, the Hebrew tribes, united under Saul, whom was the first king of the Hebrews. The most difficult king to asses in the Hebrew monarchy is the second one, David. Before Saul has even become king, Yahweh chooses another candidate on account of Saul's disobedience. He is a young and beautiful adolescent who becomes wildly popular in the court of Saul. Deeply suspicious, Saul at several times tries to kill the young David, but the youth flees into the hills. When Saul kills himself, David returns and becomes king. The account of his kingship, however, is deeply ambivalent. While David is clearly a hero during the reign of Saul, his character gradually changes as king, until he commits a crime greater than any Saul had committed: he murders a man in order to marry his wife...