Biblical Israelite Fate/ Servants

There is in my view only one real Biblical Israelite Servant in Canonical Fate/ material still, that being David.

Solomon and Martha are nominally Biblical Characters but everything about who they are in Fate/ lore is defined by Extra Biblical traditions about them.  

There is nothing in The Bible to support Solomon being any kind of Mage nor does he perform any miracles. The only Biblical basis for Solomon potentially being a Caster would be the same logic by which Shakesphere and Alexandre Dumas are Casters, apparently just being a sufficiently influential writer can make you a type of Caster and Solomon is the traditional author of some of The Bible, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs and two of the Psalms. Yet even that is far from what he's mainly known for.

And Martha in Fate/ is even more divorced from who she is Biblically, she’s basically a French Hero given the role she plays in FGO. I have to admit what defined her character in her Gospel appearances is being a House Wife, hard to see how taming an Ankylosaurus naturally extends from that. But also since she’s New Testament she’s someone Jewish players of the game would feel hesitant to say represents them.

So the thought has entered my head of what if we made an effort to give the Ancient Israelites a true Servant for each Class like so many other cultures have? 

The Archer Class is the one already filled, and Archer is the correct classification for David. A slingshot being the same class of weapon as a Bow and Arrow has been burned into my thinking since Ocarina of Time. 

I would have Joshua be the Lancer.  Joshua 8:18-26 tells us he had a Spear, and one popular Christian Card Game has a Joshua’s Spear card so people besides me have considered it notable. His Noble Phantasm could be called Wall Breaker.

For the Saber I am going to stretch the definition of Biblical a bit and say Judas Maccabeus.  The books of Maccabees are considered Canonical by only some Christians and no Jews, but all Jews celebrate Hanukkah so his accomplishments are revered in Judaism more than in Christianity.  1 Maccabees 3:12 refers to Judas taking the Sword of Apollonius and fighting with it for the rest of his life. And 2 Maccabees 15:15-16 refers to Maccabeus being given a Golden Sword.  

Also Judas Maccabeus is the person mentioned in this post I’d be most fine with Fate/ doing their typical Gender Bend thing with. Because I have my own theory about this Judas already being made a Judith as the title of another Deutercanonical book based on his relationship with Nicanor/Holofernes. 

Since the Berserker Class is associated with being more brawn then brains the natural choice for that one is Samson the main character of Judges 13-16. 

For the Assassin Class my first instinct was Jael from Judges 4:17-22 and 5:24.  But she’s called a Kenite meaning she might not actually count as an Israelite???  She’s clearly considered part of the Israelite tradition by most readers so she’ll work fine.

The Caster class could be given to any of the Prophets, Moses, Samuel, Elijah, the title characters of the Prophetic books. Moses is the most important obviously. 

The Rider Class is actually the most difficult. The Ancient Israelites were not known for their Calvary, that’s part of the reason they conquered the mountainous regions first while the Canaanites held out longest in the plains according to Judges 1:19, it was the Canaanites who had Horses and Chariots. It was during the Kingdom period that changed, both Solomon and Rehoboam had Chariots but that isn’t central to what they are known for. 

There is a famous Chariot linked to Elijah, but he’d be a caster first and since he never died I would argue maybe shouldn’t be in the Throne of Heroes. Jehu rides a Chariot in 2 Kings 9:16. 

That’s the seven main classes, but there are also the non standard ones to think about. 

For the Ruler Class I’d easily pick Deborah of Judges 4-5 since the initial precedent for what kind of person would be a ruler is Jeanne d’Arc.

Shielder seems to be the least well defined class besides what you can guess from the name. I’m kinda thinking of Nehemiah, who rebuilt the Walls of Jerusalem. 

Avenger feels like the most controversial class to apply to anyone. I could see the Character Arc needed to become an Avenger fitting chiefly Saul but perhaps also Jeroboam. Saul definitely feels more over all important.