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Samuel, the 13th judge of Israel was born of Levitical parents (1 Chronicles 6:16, 25-28; 1 Samuel 1:1). The date of hie birth was around 1070 BC. His mother was Hannah, a noble and good woman, married to Elkanah. The meaning of the Hebrew word translated Samuel is ‘God heard’ (1 Samuel 1:20). Being a Prophet and a Seer, he was the last and greatest of the Judges of Israel, who were chosen by God to rule over the people, and to save them in time of war and oppression.
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Samuel, the 13th judge of Israel was born of Levitical parents (1 Chronicles 6:16, 25-28; 1 Samuel 1:1). The date of hie birth was around 1070 BC. His mother was Hannah, a noble and good woman, married to Elkanah. The meaning of the Hebrew word translated Samuel is ‘God heard’ (1 Samuel 1:20). Being a Prophet and a Seer, he was the last and greatest of the Judges of Israel, who were chosen by God to rule over the people, and to save them in time of war and oppression.
