After David killed the Philistine champion warrior, Goliath, Israel fell in love with its new hero.
King Saul did not. Not in the long haul. He eventually grew so jealous that he…
Map of the Persian province of Judah
After the Jewish nation of Judah fell to Babylonian invaders in 586, many survivors lived in exile. Some returned 50 years later, when Persians freed them.
It was only a partial…