- Who was Samuel in the Bible? - GotQuestions. org
Samuel died before David was made king, though, and "all Israel assembled and mourned for him" (1 Samuel 25:1) The life of Samuel was pivotal in Israel’s history He was a prophet, he anointed the first two kings of Israel, and he was the last in the line of Israel’s judges, considered by many as the greatest judge (Acts 13:20)
- 1 samuel 1 NIV - The Birth of Samuel - There was a - Bible Gateway
The Birth of Samuel - There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite He had two wives; one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none Year after year this man went up from his town to worship and sacrifice to
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