Samuel people biography

Biblical prophet and seer

This article is about the prophet described in the Books of Samuel. For other persons named Samuel, see Samuel (name). For other uses, see Samuel (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Samael.

Samuel^[a] is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David.

He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Samuel people biography in the bible

In addition to his role in the Bible, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although the text does not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of Antiquities of the Jews, written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century.

He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9.

Biblical account

Family

Samuel's mother w