- Richard Gere
Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. He first became famous during the 1980s, after appearing in several successful Hollywood films, including "An Officer and a Gentleman", and has since retained his status as a leading man. During the 1990s and 2000s, he starred in several well-received films, "Pretty Woman", "Primal Fear", and "Chicago" for which he won a Golden Globe award as Best Actor.
- Eilat Mazar
Eilat Mazar is a third-generation Israeli archaeologist, specializing in Jerusalem and Phoenician archaeology. A senior fellow at the Shalem Center, she has worked on the Temple Mount excavations, as well as excavations at Achzib. In addition to heading the Shalem Center's Institute of Archaeology, she is affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
- Alice Krige
Alice Krige is married to writer/director, Paul Schoolman, and lives what she describes as an "itinerant" lifestyle. Although she and her husband maintain a permanent home in the United States (Malibu, CA), they spend much of their time living and working abroad.
- James Murray
James Murray was a 16th century Scottish ship-builder in Polish service. During the Battle of Oliwa he served as a counter-admiral of the Polish fleet and commanded the Król Dawid ("King David") galleon.
- Samuel
Samuel or Shmu'el is an important leader of ancient Israel in the Book(s) of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. His status, as viewed by rabbinical literature, is that he was the last of the Hebrew Judges and the first of the major prophets who began to prophesy inside the Land of Israel. He was thus at the cusp between two eras. According to the text of the Book(s) of Samuel, …
- Zechariah
According to the Gospel of Luke, Zechariah ("Zacharias" in the King James Version of the Bible) was a priest of the line of Abijah, during the reign of King Herod the Great, and was the father of John the Baptist and husband of Elizabeth, a woman from the priestly family of Aaron. The parentage of John the Baptist is not recorded in the Gospel of John or anywhere in the Synoptic Gospels, except for Luke.
- Joab
Joab (יוֹאָב "The LORD is father", Standard Hebrew Yoʾav, Tiberian Hebrew Yôʾāḇ) was the nephew of King David, the son of Zeruiah in the Bible. He was made the captain of David's army (2 Samuel 8:16; 20:23; 1 Chronicles 11:6; 18:15; 27:34). He had two brothers, Abishai and Asahel. Asahel was killed by Abner, for which Joab took revenge by treacherously murdering Abner (2 Samuel 2:13-32; 3:27).
- Nathan
Nathan the Prophet was a court prophet who lived in the time of King David and his wife Bathsheba. He once came to David to reprimand him over his committing adultry with Bathsheba while she was the wife of Uriah. His actions are described in the Books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles (see especially, 2 Samuel 7:2-17, 12:1-25.) Nathan wrote histories of the reigns of both David and of Solomon (see 1 Chronicles 29:29 and 2 Chronicles 9:29), …
- Gad
Gad was a seer or more commonly understood, a prophet in the Bible. He was one of the personal prophets of King David of Israel and some of his writings are believed to be included in 1 and 2 Samuel. He is first mentioned in 1 Samuel 22:5 telling David to return to the land of Judah. The best-known Biblical passage referencing Gad however is 2 Samuel 24:11-13, where after David confesses his sin of taking a census of the people of Israel and Judah, …
- Hanun
# Hanun was a king of Ammon described in 2 Samuel. Upon the death of his father Nahash, Hanun ascended to the throne of the Ammonites. When King David sent ambassadors to convey his condolences, Hanun reversed his father's pro-David policy and humiliated the emissaries, stripping them of their clothes and shaving half of their beards. He joined with Hadadezer of Damascus against Israel but was defeated and deposed.
- Capleton
Capleton, born Clifton George Bailey III on 13 April 1967 in the parish of St Mary, Jamaica is a reggae and dancehall artist. He is also referred to as King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet. His music label/office/home for his direct supporters is called David House(Productions).
- Jack Klaff
Jack Klaff (born in Johannesburg, South Africa)is an actor, writer, director and academic. Klaff has held four visiting professorships at Princeton University and was for four years Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at Starlab in Brussels. His TV credits include the role of Rawdon Crawley in the 1987 BBC series of Vanity Fair, Death is Part of the Process, Road Rage, Freddie and Max, Agatha Christie's Poirot, Sherlock Holmes and Midsomer Murders.
- Judah Hanasi
Rabbi Judah haNasi, (Hebrew, יהודה הנשיא, "Judah the Prince" also referred to as "Rabbeinu HaKadosh" (Our holy rabbi), and "Rebbi" ([My] rabbi or teacher)) was a key leader of the Jewish community of Judea toward the end of the 2nd century CE, during its occupation by the Roman Empire. He is best known in Judaism as the chief "editor" or "redactor" of the Mishnah, …
- Alice Ripley
Alice Ripley is an American actress and singer. Born one of eleven children in San Leandro, California, Ripley received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Kent State University. She made her Broadway debut in "The Who's Tommy" in 1993. Additional Broadway credits include "Sunset Boulevard", "King David", "James Joyce's The Dead", "The Rocky Horror Show", "Les Misérables", and a benefit concert performance of "Dreamgirls".
- Jacob Frank
Jacob Frank was an 18th century Jewish religious leader who claimed to be the reincarnation of the self-proclaimed messiah Sabbatai Zevi, and also of King David. Frank and his followers were excommunicated on account of his extremely unconventional doctrines that included acceptance of the New Testament, Enlightenment and some controversial concepts such as purification through transgression.
- Elhanan Son Of Dodo
The biblical Elhanan was the son of Dodo (2 Samuel 23:24, 1 Chronicles 11:26). He was a member of King David’s elite fighters known as The Thirty. Liberal Bible scholars believe he was the same person as the Elhanan mentioned in 2 Samuel 21:19 and 1 Chronicles 20:5, the son of Jarre-Oregim (variant form “Jair”) and that the Bible is crediting him as the killer of Lahmi brother of Goliath, …
- Roger Bart
Roger Bart (born on September 29 1962) is an American actor. Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, grew up in New Jersey, Bart made his Broadway debut in "Big River" as Tom Sawyer in 1987. Additional theatre credits include Jonathan in the Alan Menken/Tim Rice musical "King David", Harlequin in "Triumph of Love", Snoopy in the Broadway revival of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" (for which he won the Drama Desk Award and a Tony), …
- Hurd Hatfield
Hurd Hatfield (December 7, 1917 - December 26, 1998) was an American actor. Born William Rukard Hurd Hatfield in New York, New York, Hatfield was educated at Columbia University before travelling to London, England where he studied drama and began acting in theater. He returned to America for his film debut in "Dragon Seed" (1944). His second film, "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1945), is arguably the film he is best remembered for.
- Shobi
Shobi ben Nahash was the son of King Nahash of Ammon and brother of his successor Hanun. When Hanun was deposed by the Israelites under King David, Shobi was made king of Ammon in Hanun's place and became a loyal vassal of David's.
- Shimon ben Gamliel
Shimon ben Gamliel (in) (lived circa 10 BCE to 70 CE) was a Tannaist sage and leader of the Jewish people. He succeeded his father Gamliel I as the Nasi of the Sanhedrin after his father's death in 50 CE and just before the destruction of the Second Temple. The traditional view is that he was killed by the Romans as one of the Ten Jewish Martyrs. He was a direct descendant of King David.
- Gina Bellman
Gina Bellman (born July 10 1966) is an English actress. Bellman was born in New Zealand to Jewish parents of Russian and Polish origin, who emigrated to New Zealand from England in the 1950s. Her family moved back to England when she was 11 years old. After a two-episode stint in "Grange Hill" in 1984, she became a household name for her performance in the title role in Dennis Potter's drama "Blackeyes".
- Martin Vidnovic
Martin Vidnovic (born January 4 1948) is an American actor and singer. Born in Falls Church, Virginia, Vidnovic made his Broadway debut in the ill-fated "Home Sweet Homer" (1976) which, following a one-year tour, closed on opening night. He fared better with his next three projects, revivals of "The King and I" (1977), "Oklahoma!" (1979), and "Brigadoon" (1980).
- David de Keyser
David de Keyser is a British actor. He is the father of Alexei de Keyser, Pia de Keyser and Thomas de Keyser. He starred in the BBC Radio 4 comedy "The Attractive Young Rabbi" with Tracy-Ann Oberman. His films include: *2003 - "The Statement" *1999 - "Sunshine" *1998 - "Simon Magus" *1997 - "The Designated Mourner" *1992 - "Leon the Pig Farmer" *1990 - "Confessional" *1989 - "Red King, …
- Donald B. Redford
Donald B. Redford is an influential Canadian Egyptologist and archaeologist, currently Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies at Pennsylvania State University. Professor Redford has directed a number of important excavations in Egypt, notably at Karnak and Mendes. Along with his wife, he is the director of the Akhenaten Temple Project. Redford has presented some controversial theories concerning the Bible and history.
- Abravanel
The Abravanel family (also Abarbanel or Abrabanel) is one of the oldest and most distinguished Jewish Iberian families; they trace their origin from the biblical King David. Members of this family lived at Seville, where dwelt its oldest representative, Don Judah Abravanel. Samuel Abravanel, his grandson, settled at Valencia, and Samuel's son, Judah (or perhaps he himself), …
- Isaac Abrabanel
Isaac ben Judah or Yitzchak ben Yehuda Abravanel was a Jewish statesman, philosopher, Bible commentator, and financier. He was a scion of the Abravanel family. In many works he is referred to solely by his last name, which is variously spelled as Abravanel, Abarbanel, and Abrabanel. Many Torah and Talmud scholars today, simply refer to him as "The Abarbanel". He was born in Lisbon, Portugal.
- Yochanan Hasandlar
Rabbi Yochanan Hasandlar (רבי יוחנן הסנדלר) was one of the main students of Rabbi Akiva and a contemporary of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. He is one of the Tannaim whose teachings are quoted in the Mishnah. His name, "Hasandlar", could either refer to the fact that he earned his living as a sandal maker, or that he was a native of Alexandria.
- Samuel Chandler
Samuel Chandler (1693 - May 8, 1766) was an English Nonconformist divine He was born at Hungerford in Berkshire, where his father was a minister. He was sent to school at Gloucester, where he began a lifelong friendship with Bishop Butler and Archbishop Secker; and he afterwards studied at Leiden. His talents and learning were such that he was elected fellow of the Royal and Antiquarian Societies, and was made DD of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
- Solomon ben David
Solomon ben David is the name of several figures in Israelite and Jewish history. #Solomon ben David was the son of King David who succeeded his father as King of Israel and founded the line of the Kings of Judah in the tenth century BCE. #Solomon (Karaite prince), Solomon ben David, was a Karaite leader of the late tenth and early eleventh centuries CE. He was the son of David ben Boaz. As a direct lineal descendant of Anan ben David, …
- Robert Hambling
Robert Hambling is an Australian film director/editor, currently based in Sydney. Hambling worked as an assistant editor on numerous feature films including Pink Floyd's "The Wall" (1982), "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes" (1984), "King David" (1985), "Steaming" (1985), "Link" (1986) and "Aliens" (1986). More recently Hambling has worked in the popular music business. He has helped create music videos for Divinyls, …
- Peter Annet
Peter Annet was an English deist. Annet is said to have been born at Liverpool. A schoolmaster by profession, he became prominent owing to his attacks on orthodox theologians, as well as for his membership of a semi-theological debating society, the Robin Hood Society, which met at the Robin Hood and Little John at Butcher Row. Annet was very hostile to the clergy and to scripture, being a thoroughgoing deist in every way.
- Brian Stiller
Brian Stiller is president of Tyndale University College and Seminary, in Toronto, Canada. Stiller was raised in a Pentecostal minister’s home on the prairies. Educated at the University of Toronto (BA in History), Wycliffe College (M. Rel), and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Doctor of Ministry), he has received honorary doctorates from Briercrest College and Trinity Western University. During the 1960s, Stiller set out to work with youth, …
- Maxim Rudometkin
Maxim Gavrilovich Rudometkin (1818?)-(1877) is believed by members of the Molokan Jumpers and leapers (Cкакуновъ и Прыгуновъ) sect as the King of the Holy Seven Spirits of God and leader of the New Israelites. The date of his birth was anywhere from 1808 (as one Historian claims) to 1818. The earliest we know of him is in his birth place which is in the village of Algasova near the city of Morshank, in the province of Tambov (Caucasus).
- Ashot Ii Kuropalates
Ashot II Kuropalates, son of Adarnase I and the younger brother of David II Magistros, was a Georgian prince of the Kartli-line of the Iberian Bagratids. Since David II did not have a male heir, Ashot succeeded him as king of the Kartvelians in 937. In contrast to David, who only had the title of a "magistros", Ashot was bestowed with -then highest for non-members of the imperial dynasty- Byzantine court title of "kuropalatès".
- Pedro Ipiña
Pedro Antonio Ipiña is one of El Salvador's most celebrated living artists, having gained international recognition capturing the spirituality of life by painting the harsh reality of his country history and its people in a beautiful mysterious world of magic dreams where the fantasy of a drawn poem or a fairy tale story deeply captivate us. Born in El Salvador, …
- King David -David
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- King David
Take a Tibetan Monk give him a beard, tatoos, a Pabst, a cigar, some tree climbing gear and an iPod loaded with Grandaddy songs, driving in a full size Bronco in the mountains sending out some cynical inspiration with a rolled up Playboy in his back pocket.
- King David
just headed back east from L.A., after ten years away. hoping to set shit straight.