Friendship, a covenant, romance – no matter what you call it, David’s love for Jonathan is one of the Bible’s most beautiful Story by Jacob F. Love, University of Tennessee • 1mo ...

An illustration of David and Jonathan from 'Sunday at Home – A Family Magazine for Sabbath reading, 1883,' published by the Religious Tract Society in London.

(THE CONVERSATION) For the idea of love, biblical Hebrew has precious few synonyms. Yet the Hebrew of the Bible can communicate a rich sensation of love: the love of a man for a woman, the love of ...

David composes a beautiful eulogy poem mourning both men, but his description of Jonathan is particularly striking: Jonathan lies slain upon your high places. I am distressed for you, my brother ...

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