Samuel. Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the period of the biblical judges to the institution of a kingdom under Saul, and again in the transition from Saul to David.
He is venerated as a prophet by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. In addition to his role in the Hebrew Scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in the New Testament, in rabbinical literature, and in the second chapter of the Qur'an, although here not by name.
He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews, written in the first century CE. He is first called the Seer in 1 Samuel 9:9. Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah.
Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genealogy is also found in a pedigree of the Kohathites and in that of Heman the Ezrahite, apparently his grandson.
According to the genealogical tables in Chronicles, Elkanah was a Levite-a fact not mentioned in the books of Samuel. The fact that Elkanah, a Levite, was denominated an Ephraimite is analogous to the designation of a Levite belonging to Judah. According to 1 Samuel 1:1-28, Elkanah had two wives, Peninnah and Hannah. Peninnah had children; Hannah did not. Nonetheless, Elkanah favored Hannah. Jealous, Penninah reproached Hannah for her lack of children, causing Hannah much heartache. The relationship of Penninah and Han
He is venerated as a prophet by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. In addition to his role in the Hebrew Scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in the New Testament, in rabbinical literature, and in the second chapter of the Qur'an, although here not by name.
He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of Josephus's Antiquities of the Jews, written in the first century CE. He is first called the Seer in 1 Samuel 9:9. Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah.
Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genealogy is also found in a pedigree of the Kohathites and in that of Heman the Ezrahite, apparently his grandson.
According to the genealogical tables in Chronicles, Elkanah was a Levite-a fact not mentioned in the books of Samuel. The fact that Elkanah, a Levite, was denominated an Ephraimite is analogous to the designation of a Levite belonging to Judah. According to 1 Samuel 1:1-28, Elkanah had two wives, Peninnah and Hannah. Peninnah had children; Hannah did not. Nonetheless, Elkanah favored Hannah. Jealous, Penninah reproached Hannah for her lack of children, causing Hannah much heartache. The relationship of Penninah and Han
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