![]() Wallace’s story is about a young Jewish nobleman named Judah Ben-Hur, who overcomes injustice, prejudice, hatred, and racial superiority after an encounter with Jesus Christ, who wholly transforms his life. ![]() The book was turned into a play (1925), a silent movie (1925), and then a famous Hollywood movie starring Charlton Heston in 1959 (the movie was later remade again in 2016). Wallace’s 1880 novel titled Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ was the best-selling novel of the 19th century. The more well-known Ben-Hur is a fictional character created by General Lewis Wallace, who had served in the Union army during the American Civil War. The personal name Ben-Hur means “son of a camel” or “son of Horus.” While ben is the Hebrew term for “son of,” the word Hur is most likely of Egyptian origin. Ben-Hur was from the hill country of Ephraim, the first administrative district. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year” (verse 8). ![]() ![]() Ben-Hur was one of the twelve district governors, “who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. First Kings 4:1–19 gives the names and responsibilities of several chief officials appointed by Solomon during his reign as king over Israel. Actually, yes, Ben-Hur is in the Bible, but it’s not the Ben-Hur that most people think of when they hear the name. ![]()
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