prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible
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The prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible is a pivotal religious leader who serves as the last judge of Israel, a priest, and the prophet who anoints both Saul and David as kings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prophet Samuel (as traditional namesake) | 1 |
| prophet Samuel | 1 |
| prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew Bible character
ⓘ
Nazarite ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ judge of Israel ⓘ priest ⓘ prophet ⓘ seer ⓘ |
| anointed |
David
ⓘ
Saul ⓘ |
| anointedAs | king of Israel ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
1 Samuel
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of 1 Samuel
2 Samuel ⓘ
surface form:
Book of 2 Samuel
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| associatedWith |
Mizpah
ⓘ
Ramah ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ramathaim-zophim
ⓘ
Ephraim ⓘ
surface form:
hill country of Ephraim
|
| burialPlace |
Ramathaim-zophim
ⓘ
surface form:
Ramah
|
| calledBy |
God
ⓘ
YHWH ⓘ
surface form:
Yahweh
|
| dedicatedBy | Hannah ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
YHWH
ⓘ
surface form:
Yahweh
|
| era |
early Israelite monarchy
ⓘ
period of the Judges ⓘ |
| father | Elkanah ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing kingship in Israel
ⓘ
hearing the call of God as a boy ⓘ intercessory prayer for Israel ⓘ offering sacrifices ⓘ rebuking King Saul ⓘ transitioning Israel from judges to monarchy ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| madeVow | Nazarite vow ⓘ |
| mentor | Eli ⓘ |
| mother | Hannah ⓘ |
| opposedPractice | kingship requested for wrong motives ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
last judge of Israel
ⓘ
leader of Israel ⓘ priest at Shiloh ⓘ prophet of Yahweh ⓘ |
| scripturalBookNamedAfter |
1 Samuel
ⓘ
surface form:
First Book of Samuel
2 Samuel ⓘ
surface form:
Second Book of Samuel
|
| servedAt | Shiloh ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Eli ⓘ |
| tribe |
tribe of Ephraim
ⓘ
surface form:
Tribe of Ephraim
|
| veneratedIn |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prophet Samuel (as traditional namesake)
this entity surface form:
prophet Samuel