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    Medieval Hebrew literature was composed primarily in Islamic regions from the 11th-15th centuries. Many philosophical works were written in Judeo-Arabic, while the "Fox Fables" used Hebrew. Liturgical poetry emerged in Palestine in Hebrew. These works were later compiled into the siddur prayer book. Modern Hebrew literature then began, developing new secular forms of fiction, poetry, and essays in the modern era.

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    Medieval Hebrew literature was composed primarily in Islamic regions from the 11th-15th centuries. Many philosophical works were written in Judeo-Arabic, while the "Fox Fables" used Hebrew. Liturgical poetry emerged in Palestine in Hebrew. These works were later compiled into the siddur prayer book. Modern Hebrew literature then began, developing new secular forms of fiction, poetry, and essays in the modern era.

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    Medieval Hebrew literature was composed primarily in Islamic regions from the 11th-15th centuries. Many philosophical works were written in Judeo-Arabic, while the "Fox Fables" used Hebrew. Liturgical poetry emerged in Palestine in Hebrew. These works were later compiled into the siddur prayer book. Modern Hebrew literature then began, developing new secular forms of fiction, poetry, and essays in the modern era.

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    MEDIEVAL HEBREW LITERATURE

    -During the medieval period, the majority of Jewish and Hebrew was composed in Islamic North
    Africa, Spain, Palestine, and Middle East.

    -Many works of medieval philosophical literature such as Maimonides Guide to the Perplexed
    and the Kuzari, as well as many works of fiction, were written in Judeo-Arabic

    -One work of fiction which was written in Hebrew was the “Fox Fables” by Berechiah ben
    Natronai ha-Nakdan, Hebrew fables which resemble Aesop’s fable.

    -Much medieval Jewish poetry was written in Hebrew, including the liturgical Piyyutim in
    Palestine in the 7th and 8th centuries by Yose ben Yose, Yanai, and Eleazar Kalir.

    -This litturgy was compiled in book form as “the siddur” by rabbis including Amram Gaon and
    Saadia Gaon.

    MODERN HEBREW LITERATURE

    -In addition to writing traditional rabbinic literature in Hebrew, MODERN Jews developed new
    forms of fiction, poetry, and essay writing which are called “Modern Hebrew Literature”

    King Saul
     Was the first king of the United Kingdom of Israel (Israel and Judah). His reign, traditionally
    placed in the late 11th century BCE,[1] supposedly marked a transition from a tribal society
    to statehood.[2]
    Saul's life and reign are described primarily in the Hebrew Bible. According to the text, he was
    anointed by the prophet Samuel and reigned from Gibeah. He fell on his
    sword (committing suicide) to avoid capture in the battle against the Philistines at Mount
    Gilboa, during which three of his sons were also killed. The succession to his throne was
    contested by Ish-bosheth, his only surviving son, and his son-in-law David, who eventually
    prevailed. According to the Hebrew text of the Bible Saul reigned for two years, but scholars
    generally agree that the text is faulty and that a reign of twenty or twenty-two years is more
    probable.
    King David
    He becomes a favorite of King Saul and a close friend of Saul's son Jonathan. Worried that David
    is trying to take his throne, Saul turns on David. After Saul and Jonathan are killed in battle,
    David is anointed as King. David conquers Jerusalem, taking the Ark of the Covenant into the
    city, and establishing the kingdom founded by Saul. As king, David commits adultery
    with Bathsheba, leading him to arrange the death of her husband Uriah the Hittite. David's
    son Absalom schemes to overthrow David. David flees Jerusalem during Absalom's rebellion,
    but after Absalom's death he returns to the city to rule Israel. Because David shed much blood,
    [6]
     God denies David the opportunity to build the temple. Before his peaceful death, he chooses
    his son Solomon as successor.
    David is richly represented in post-biblical Jewish written and oral tradition, and is discussed in
    the New Testament.
     David is discussed in the Quran as a major prophet and figures in Islamic oral and written
    tradition as well. The biblical character of David has inspired many interpretations in art and
    literature over centuries.

    King Solomon
    He church of the Hebrew was called Jerusalem Temple (the 1st temple was built by King
    Solomon)

    It was covered with gold (Jerusalem Temple)

     He is described as king of the United Monarchy, which broke apart into the northern Kingdom
    of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah shortly after his death. Following the split,
    his patrilineal descendants ruled over Judah alone.

    He is portrayed as great in wisdom, wealth and power beyond either of the previous kings of the
    country, but also as a king who sinned. His sins included idolatry, marrying foreign women.
    According to the biblical account, Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines.[

    Solomon is associated with the peak "golden age" of the independent Kingdom of Israel as well
    as a source of judicial and religious wisdom. According to Jewish tradition, King Solomon wrote
    three books of the Bible:

     Mishlei (Book of Proverbs), a collection of fables and wisdom of life


     Kohelet (Ecclesiastes), a book of contemplation and his self-reflection.
     Shir ha-Shirim (Song of Songs), an unusual collection of poetry interspersed with
    verse, whose interpretation is either literal (i.e., a romantic and sexual relationship between
    a man and a woman) or metaphorical (a relationship between God and his people).

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