In the bible, Shaul is the name of the King of Edom, successor to Samlah, from Rehoboth on the [Euphrates] river (GEN 36:37), as well as name of son of Simeon and a Canaanite woman (GEN 46:10) and son of Uzziah (1CH 6:24). Meaning of the name: Saul, asked; lent; a grave. Related names are:
Simeon,
Jamin, Samlah
(and others ...)
. The translations of Shaul in 40 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Saul in Spanish to
ሳውል in Amharic!
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman. (GEN 46:10)
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon. (EXO 6:15)
Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. (NUM 26:13)
And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. (1CH 1:48)
And when Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. (1CH 1:49)
The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul: (1CH 4:24)
Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. (1CH 6:24)
And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. (GEN 36:37)