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Samuel
Facts:
Samuel was a prophet and the last judge of Israel. He anointed both Saul and David as kings over Israel.
- Samuel was born to Elkanah and Hannah in the town of Ramah.
- Hannah was barren, so she prayed earnestly that God would give her a son. Samuel was the answer to that prayer.
- Hannah promised that if hborn as an answer to Hannah's desperate prayer that God would give her a male child.er prayer was granted, she would dedicate her son to Yahweh.
- When Samuel was a young boy, Hannah sent him to help Eli the priest in the temple to fulfill her promise to God
- God raised up Samuel to be a great prophet for him.
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(See also: ../other/hannah.md, ../kt/judge.md, ../kt/prophet.md, ../kt/yahweh.md)