allegiance

noun

«allegiance» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

Here it means loyalty to the house of Saul, the first king, while many Benjamites still stayed faithful to his family and not yet to David.

Loyalty and support that you owe to a ruler, a country, or a cause. tree →

And of the children of Benjamin, the brethren of Saul, three thousand; for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul. (Writings 1CH.12.30, JPS 1917) tree →

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