Samuel
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Born |
1100-1070 BCE (Story in 1 Samuel 1) |
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Died |
1012-980 BCE (around 90 years old, story found in 1 Samuel 25:1) |
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Family |
Father: Elkanah Mother(s): Hannah, Peninnah (stepmother) [1 Samuel 1:1-2] Three brothers and two sisters (unnamed) [1 Samuel 2:21] |
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Children |
Joel and Abijah [1 Samuel 8:2] |
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Spouse(s) |
Unknown |
Samuel was dedicated to God by his mother Hannah, and so was taken to live in the tabernacle once “she weaned him” (Samuel 1:23). He was brought up by Eli the high priest, but saw his biological family every year when they came to the tabernacle for yearly sacrifices. God spoke directly to him as a youth, giving him a prophecy condemning Eli’s bloodline for “the iniquity that he knew” (1 Samuel 3:13).