How to Pronounce Samuel

What does Samuel mean?

Samuel means “heard of God; asked of God”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Samuel?

Heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20. Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship before the Lord, earnestly prayed to God that she might become the mother of a son. Her prayer was graciously granted; and after the child was weaned she brought him to Shiloh nd consecrated him to the Lord as a perpetual Nazarite (1:23-2:11). Here his bodily wants and training were attended to by the women who served in the tabernacle, while Eli cared for his religious culture. Thus, probably, twelve years of his life passed away.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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