'''Samuel''' (Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל, pronunced "Shmu'el") is a major prophet in the Bible. Samuel marks the transition from the time of the judges to the time of Kings. Samuel annoints [[Saul]] as king and later designates [[David]] as the next king. Samuel's deeds and their consequences are described in the eponymous [[Book of Samuel]].
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'''Samuel''' (Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל, pronunced "Shmu'el") is a major [[prophet]] in the [[Bible]]. Given as a gift to serve God when God answerd the prayers of his mother to allow her to become pregnant, Samuel served in the temple under [[Eli]] and heard God call him. God had to call him several times as each time Samuel would go to Eli, not realizing it was God.
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Samuel marks the transition from the time of the judges to the time of Kings. Samuel annoints [[Saul]] as king and later designates [[David]] as the next king. Samuel's deeds are described in the books of [[I Samuel]] and [[II Samuel]]. Samuel did not write the books that bare his name.