Atlas Biblica

    person

    Samuel

    שְׁמוּאֵלΣαμουήλ

    Samuel was a prophet and the last judge of Israel before the establishment of the monarchy, who anointed both Saul and David as kings.

    verses
    121
    first named
    1 Samuel 1:20
    last named
    Hebrews 11:32
    period
    United Monarchy
    tribe
    Levi

    Description

    Who was Samuel?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Samuel was a prophet and the last judge of Israel before the establishment of the monarchy. He was born to Hannah, who had been barren, and dedicated to the Lord's service from birth (1Sa.1.11, 20). Samuel grew up in the tabernacle under the guidance of Eli the priest (1Sa.2.18, 21, 26). God called Samuel while he was still a boy, and he became a prophet (1Samuel 3). Samuel played a crucial role in Israel's transition from the period of the judges to the monarchy. He led Israel in a decisive victory over the Philistines at Mizpah (1Sa.7.5-14) and served as a judge over Israel (1Sa.7.15-17). When the people demanded a king, Samuel anointed Saul as the first king of Israel (1Samuel 8-10). However, when Saul disobeyed God, Samuel announced that God had rejected him as king (1Samuel 15). Samuel then anointed David as the next king (1Sa.16.1-13). Samuel continued to guide and counsel David, even when Saul pursued him (1Sa.19.18). After Samuel's death, he was buried in Ramah (1Sa.25.1; 28.3). He is remembered as a faithful prophet and judge who played a pivotal role in Israel's history (Psalm 1Sa.99.6; Jer.15.1; Act.3.24; 13.20; Heb.11.32).

    In 1Ch.6.33 he is listed in the genealogy of the Levites, specifically in the line of Kohath, which was one of the three main divisions of the Levites (1Ch.6.1, 33). This Samuel is an ancestor of Heman, who was one of the chief musicians appointed by David to lead worship in the tabernacle (1Ch.6.31-33). It is important to note that this Samuel is not the same person as the prophet and judge Samuel, who was also the son of an Elkanah (1Sa.1.20). The Samuel mentioned in 1Ch.6.33 lived much earlier than the prophet Samuel and was part of the Levitical line that served in the tabernacle and temple worship.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Samuel10 of 37 entities the graph connects to Samuel, in one group: events 10. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Israel19 events · 2,578 versesLORD19 events · 1,004 versesDavid9 events · 964 versesMoses5 events · 786 versesAaron5 events · 333 versesSaul41 events · 327 versesStatute2 events · 98 versesMizpah9 events · 50 versesJesse3 events · 44 versesGilgal7 events · 38 versesSamuel

    The 10 best-attested of 37 are drawn. All 37 are listed below.

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    and 40 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Samuel happensAll 9 places the claims about Samuel reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Mizpah, Gilgal, Bethel, Bethlehem, Shiloh, Beersheba, Gibeah, Naioth, Shen. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Samuel there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.MizpahGilgalBethelBethlehemShilohBeershebaNaioth
    United MonarchyAll 9 places the claims about Samuel reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 121, across 7 books. The name is written 141 times in them.

    1. 1 Samuel109 verses

      1:202:182:212:263:13:33:43:63:73:83:93:103:113:153:163:183:193:203:214:17:37:57:67:87:97:107:127:137:158:18:48:68:78:108:198:218:229:149:159:179:189:199:229:239:249:269:2710:110:910:1410:1510:1610:1710:2010:2410:2511:711:1211:1412:112:612:1112:1812:1912:2013:813:1013:1113:1313:1515:115:1015:1115:1215:1315:1415:1615:1715:2015:2215:2415:2615:2715:2815:3115:3215:3315:3415:3516:116:216:416:716:816:1016:1116:1319:1819:2019:2219:2425:128:328:1128:1228:1428:1528:1628:20

    2. 1 Chronicles6 verses

      6:286:339:2211:326:2829:29

    3. 2 Chronicles1 verse

      35:18

    4. Psalms1 verse

      99:6

    5. Jeremiah1 verse

      15:1

    6. Acts2 verses

      3:2413:20

    7. Hebrews1 verse

      11:32

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via LORD’s answering of Them and Boy and Samuel’s ministering, and 4 moreLORDNames or title used to refer to Godvia David, Heads Of Families, Army Commanders, Samuel, Saul, Abner, and Joab’s dedication and Samuel’s returning, and 3 moreSaulFirst king of Israel, anointed by Samuelvia Samuel’s judging of Israel and Prayer, and 2 moreIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribesvia People’s going and Samuel’s judging of Israel, and 1 moreGilgalA significant site during Israel's early history in Canaan.via People’s going and Samuel’s goingGoingGoing is a concept gathering 321 labelled instances in the text.via Boy and Samuel’s ministering and Hannah’s bringing of Samuel and BoyEliHigh priest and judge of Israel at Shilohvia Elkanah and HannahElkanah and Hannah’s going homeElkanah and Hannah’s going home is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Elkanah and HannahElkanah Giving PortionsElkanah Giving Portions is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Elkanah and HannahElkanah Worship SacrificeElkanah Worship Sacrifice is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    10 more chapters, from 1 Samuel 11 to Acts 3

    Sources

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