Orphan presents episodes 19-21 of 1992’s *Tezuka Osamu no Kyuuyaku Seisho Monogatari: In the Beginning* (*Tezuka Osamu’s Tales of the Old Testament: In the Beginning*). This is the first version with English subtitles; it also includes the English dub. Encoded from an R2J DVD. See [this blog entry](https://collectr.blogspot.com/2022/12/tezuka-osamus-tales-from-old-testament_26.html) for more information. This seventh DVD volume is the pivot point between the mythic and "historic" parts of the Bible. Episode 19 recounts the stories of two judges, Deborah and Gideon, as well as the selection of Saul to be the first king of the Israelites.  Episode 20 is the transition between Saul's reign and David's, including David's victory over Goliath and Saul's demise fighting the Philistines:  Episode 21 portrays King David's reign, with most of the episode being devoted to David's conquest of Jerusalem and the celebrations afterward.  This release, and all Orphan releases, are available for direct download from IRC bot Orphan|Arutha in channels #nibl or #news on irc.rizon.net.