The name Samuel in the Bible The name Samuel is applied to two men in the Bible: The first Samuel to appear is a son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Simeon, who is among the officials who are assigned to divide Canaan among the tribes of Israel (Numbers 34:20). The more famous Samu...
What is the book of 1 Samuel about in the Bible? Watch as we explain its major themes and gain a deeper understanding of its place in the biblical story.Book Overviews • Mar 17, 2016 Share Download Poster Related Content Old Testament Overviews 2 Samuel Old Testament Overviews Joshua ...
» All the Books in the Bible « The Courage of Jonathan As 1 Samuel Chapter 14 begins, we have the courage and faith of Jonathan triumphing over the host of the Philistines. He bravely attacked them, for the most part single-handedly, without his father’s knowledge and by trusting ...
This summary of the book of 1 Samuel provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of 1 Samuel.Title1 and 2 Samuel are named after the person God used to establish monarchy in ...
Taken fromMatthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise) Footnotes3 Chapter Summary INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 8 This chapter relates, how that Samuel being old, and his sons behaving ill, the people desired to have a king set over them,1Sa 8:1-5, which case Samuel laid before ...
Witch of Endor, in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament; 1 Samuel 28:3–25), a female sorcerer who was visited by Saul, the first king of Israel. Although Saul had banished all sorcerers and conjurers from his kingdom, his concern about the final outcome of Israel’s battle against the Phi...
The Birth of Samuel - There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the
2 Samuel 1-19 New American Bible (Revised Edition) Chapter 1 Report of Saul’s Death. 1 After the death of Saul, David returned from his victory over the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days. 2 On the third day a man came from the field of battle, one of Saul’s people, ...
Samuel Griswold Goodrich was an American publisher and author of children’s books under the pseudonym of Peter Parley. Largely self-educated, Goodrich became a bookseller and publisher at Hartford and later in Boston. There, beginning in 1828, he publis
1. And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision. the child Samuel.Samuel was likely older than he is usually pictured in common Bible illustrations. The Hebrew term used isna’ar(נַעַ...