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    of Samuel (Hebrew: ספר שמואל, Sefer Shmuel) is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Samuel) in the Old Testament. The book is part of the...
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  • the four books of Kings [the two Books of Kings and the two books of Samuel] together with Ruth, sixteen books of the Prophets, five books of Solomon [Proverbs...
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    seventh books of Antiquities of the Jews, written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Samuel's...
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    Book of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible. In the biblical narrative, he is the eldest son of King Saul of the Kingdom of Israel, and a close friend of David...
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    the Books of Samuel and Books of Chronicles, David is described as wearing an ephod when dancing in the presence of the Ark of the Covenant (2 Samuel 6:14...
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    Abigail (category Wives of David)
    the mother of one of David's sons, who is listed in the Book of Chronicles under the name Daniel, in the Masoretic Text of the Books of Samuel as Chileab...
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    answers: "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite." — 1 Samuel 17:58 The Books of Samuel, together with the books of Joshua, Judges and Kings...
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    Nathan (prophet) (category People from the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy))
    described in the Books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles (especially 2 Samuel 7:2–17, 12:1–25). Nathan was a court prophet in the time of King David. He...
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    David (redirect from King of Israel David)
    David that is concrete and undisputed. In the biblical narrative of the Books of Samuel, David is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame...
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  • Books of Samuel exhibit too many anachronisms to have been compiled in the 11th century BCE. For example, there is mention of later armor (1 Samuel 17:4–7...
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    source distinct to the main sources in the Books of Samuel, or being otherwise out of place. Since parts of the text have distinct stylistic differences...
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  • teach the sons of Judah [the use of] the bow. Behold, it is written in the book of Jasher. — 2 Samuel 1:18 The King James Version of the English Bible...
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    Mephibosheth (category House of Saul)
    Mərīḇ-Baʻal), or Miphibosheth, was the son of Jonathan—and, thus, a grandson of Saul—mentioned in the Biblical Books of Samuel and Chronicles. Mephibosheth was...
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    historicity of the events in the Books of Samuel. Most scholars believe that the Books of Samuel contain a large amount of historical information, while...
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  • history, a history of ancient Israel also including the books of Joshua, Judges, and Samuel. Biblical commentators believe the Books of Kings mixes legends...
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    Saul (redirect from Battle of Gilboa)
    became king. The biblical accounts of Saul's life are found in the Books of Samuel: According to the Hebrew text of the Bible, Saul reigned for two years...
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    Zion (redirect from Daughter of Zion)
    Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole. The name is found in 2 Samuel (2 Sam 5:7), one of the books of the Hebrew Bible dated to approximately...
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    and means "My grace is Baal". In the Books of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible, Hannah is the mother of the prophet Samuel. Hannah Adams (1755–1831), American...
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    and axes (as if they were prevalent) (2 Samuel 12:31). Most scholars believe that the text of the Books of Samuel was compiled in the 8th century BCE -...
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  • refer to: Samuel (Bible), the Hebrew Bible prophet Books of Samuel, the book of the Tanach Shmuel Hakatan, the Tanna (Mishnaic sage) Samuel of Nehardea...
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    Samuel (Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל Šəmūʾēl, Tiberian: Šămūʾēl) is a male name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "name of God", deriving from the Hebrew Shem...
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  • and Judges, and the collected Books of Samuel and Books of Kings are each counted as one book. Among the four books of the Latter Prophets, the major...
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  • splitting of several texts (Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra–Nehemiah, and the Twelve Minor Prophets) into separate books in Christian Bibles. The books that...
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    (1912) Further Extracts from the Note-Books of Samuel Butler chosen and edited by A.T. Bartholomew (1934) Samuel Butler's Notebooks Selections edited by...
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  • it. The account of the friendship between David and Jonathan was recorded favourably in the Books of Samuel (1 Samuel 18; 20; 2 Samuel 1) and although...
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    even though they might be read as scripture. In the prologue to the books of Samuel and Kings, which is often called the Prologus Galeatus, he says: This...
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    Cherub (category Classes of angels)
    Yahweh is present in Ezekiel's visions, the Books of Samuel, the parallel passages in the later Books of Chronicles, and passages in the early Psalms:...
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    From Dan to Beersheba (category Books of Samuel)
    Mizpah." 2. 1 Samuel 3:20 during the "Calling of Samuel" "And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the LORD...
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    The Song of Hannah is a poem interpreting the prose text of the Books of Samuel. According to the surrounding narrative, the poem (1 Samuel 2:1–10) was...
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    mentioned in the Books of Samuel, an elite soldier in the army of David, king of Israel and Judah, and the husband of Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam. While...
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