King david of israel

From Saul's failure to David's reckoning, 'Human Kingship' examines the dangers of power - review

Rabbi David Silber's Human Kingship rereads the Book of Samuel to ask what restrains a ruler when no tribunal can remove him, and whether justice can survive unchecked power.

KING DAVID, a detail of the early 16th-century marble statue by Michelangelo,   kept at the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy.
History repeats itself ...

Israel's cycle of crisis and renewal: The five stages of Jewish history - opinion

Archaeological dig site at Tel Azekah, Israel, Mach 29, 2026.

Persian-era mass grave of children found during excavations in Israel’s Tel Azekah - study

Goliath is dead!

All women production retells David’s journey from shame to servant king


The ‘King David’ show

How do you connect the Biblical figure with Sting, the ancient Jerusalem stone and 3 million pixels?

The ‘King David’ spectacle at the Tower of David Museum

WATCH: Ancient Jerusalem walls offer backdrop to 'spectacular' light show

Animated figures, artwork and text danced across the walls as the show told the story of the biblical hero, famous for slaying Goliath with a single stone from his slingshot.

The citadel walls of the Tower of David Museum are illuminated during the "King David" light and sound show, in Jerusalem's Old City

The Life of a King

Israel has yielded some of history’s most impressive and imposing characters, including a wealth of kings and prophets. But what turns a man into a king?

The shofar, scented oils, and symbols of the time are not only beautiful: they are eternal

Jerusalem Pool closed YMCA Pool opens

The Jerusalem Post

Judaism is the star at a Bible museum built by Hobby Lobby

$500 million Bible museum opened on National Mall park in Washington D.C.

A woman looks at a Bible during a preview of the Museum of the Bible in Washington, U.S., November 14, 2017

Australian PM's delay wreaks havoc for overbooked hotels

Malcolm Turnbull is coming to Israel to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Beersheba.

AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER Malcolm Turnbull

Triumph and tradition at the ancient-modern Bible Marathon

Shortly after the Jews entered the Land of Israel, they fought a battle against the Philistines and were defeated.

A participant completes the Bible Marathon in the Binyamin region of the West Bank

Keeping his eyes on the wall

The pivotal work in question simply grabs you, in the nicest sense of the word, and draws you in.

Digging deep: Artist Binyamin Basteker (right) with Rosenbach Contemporary Gallery owner Uri Rosenbach.

The Temple Mount was Bought and Paid-for by King David

The Jerusalem Post

Lever le voile sur le roi David

Le récit du combat de David contre Goliath divise encore les historiens. L’exposition du musée des Pays de la Bible pourrait sceller le débat

Objets exposés au Musée des Pays de la Bible