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Jonathan
in the Old Testament (I and II Samuel), eldest son of King Saul; his intrepidity and fidelity to his friend, the future king David, make him one of the most admired figures in the Bible.
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Guy
(born c. 1129—died 1194) king of Jerusalem who lost that Crusader kingdom in a struggle with rival Conrad of Montferrat.
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Palestine
Palestine is an area of the eastern Mediterranean region, comprising parts of modern Israel and the Palestinian territories of the Gaza Strip (along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea) and the West Bank (the area west of the Jordan River)
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Adolf Eichmann
(born March 19, 1906, Solingen, Germany—died May 31, 1962, Tel Aviv, Israel) German high official who was hanged by the state of Israel for his part in the Holocaust, the Nazi extermination of Jews during World War II.
(Flourished 1000 BC) in the Old Testament (2 Samuel), a Jewish military commander under King David, who was his mother's brother. He led the commando party that captured Jerusalem for David and as a reward was appointed commander in chief of the army. He played a leading part in many of David's victories ( e.g., against the Ammonites and the Edomites) and led the loyal force that crushed the rebellion of David's son Absalom. Utterly devoted to David, Joab believed that he knew David's interests better than David himself did; hence he killed Absalom, although David had commanded that his life be saved. Joab showed his characteristic ruthlessness in the treacherous murder of two of his potential rivals, Abner and Amasa. Joab obeyed under protest when ordered by David to carry out a national census. During David's last days, Joab supported the abortive bid for the throne by David's son Adonijah and was executed by the successful Solomon.
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