Though his family were Jews of the dispersion, Saul underlines their allegiance to the Law, stating that he was “circumcised the eighth day, out of the family stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born from Hebrews; as respects law, a Pharisee. ”
Lai gan Saula vecāki bija diasporas ebreji, viņš uzsvēra, ka tie ievēroja bauslību, — Sauls sacīja, ka viņš ir ” astoņu dienu vecumā apgraizīts, no Israēļa tautas, Benjamīna cilts, ebrējs no ebrējiem, bauslības lietās farizējs ”.