Σαμουήλ (
שֲׁמוּאֵל, for
שְׁמוּעֲאֵל, i. e. 'beard of God', from
שָׁמַע and
אֵל; cf.
1 Samuel 1:20, 27 (see B. D. under the word )), ὁ (indeclinable; Josephus (Antiquities 5, 10, 3) Σαμουηλος, Σαμουηλου), Samuel, the son of Elkanah by his wife Anna (or Hannah), the last of the שֹׁפְטִים or judges, a distinguished prophet, and the founder of the prophetic order. He gave the Jews their first kings, Saul and David: Acts 3:24; Acts 13:20; Hebrews 11:32. (1 Samuel 1-25; cf. 1 Samuel 28; Sir. 46:13ff.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- 1 Samuel
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1; 1:20; 1:27; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 28
- Acts
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3:24; 13:20
- Hebrews
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11:32
