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Samuel (Bible), seer and prophet
Book(s) of Samuel in the Bible
Samuel of Nehardea, Jewish Talmudist
Sam (name), meaning 'He (God) has hearkened'^[1].
Samuel L. Jackson (born 1948), Actor
Adriana Samuel (born 1966), Brazilian volleyball player
Gene Samuel (born 1961), Trinidad and Tobago road bicycle racer and track cyclist
Samuel de Champlain, French geographer and explorer

See Also: Samuel or Shmuel (Hebrew: ×©Ö°××ž×•Ö¼×Öµ×œ, Standard Tiberian ) is an important leader of ancient Israel in the Book(s) of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. ... Seer has several possible meanings: A fortune teller or prophet The fictional character on the television series Charmed The Seasonal energy efficiency ratio standard for air conditioning appliances This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other senses of this word, see Prophet (disambiguation). ... The Books of Samuel (Hebrew: Sefer Shmuel ×¡×¤×¨ ×©×ž×•××œ), are part of the Tanakh (part of Judaisms Hebrew Bible) and also of the Old Testament (of Christianity). ... This Gutenberg Bible is displayed by the United States Library. ... Samuel of Nehardea or Samuel bar Abba was a Babylonian amora of the first generation; son of Abba bar Abba and head of the Yeshiva at Nehardea. ... Sam may refer to: The diminutive of Samantha, a female name. ... Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated actor. ... Adriana Samuel Ramos (born April 12, 1966 in Rezende) is a Brazilian volleyball player, who won the silver medal in the inaugural womens beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics, partnering Monica Rodrigues. ... Gene Samuel (born October 14, 1961) is a retired road bicycle racer and track cyclist from Trinidad and Tobago, who represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. ... A much-reproduced fictional portrait of Champlain by ThÃ©ophile Hamel (1870) (no authentic portrait has survived)[1]) Samuel de Champlain , the father of New France, was born around 1580 in the town of Brouage, a seaport on Frances west coast. ...

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Samuel - Biblical people (296 words)
	Samuel, the son of Elkanah, and his wife Hannah, was a prophet and the last of Israel's Judges.
	Samuel was opposed to having a king rule over Israel because he interpreted that as an act of apostasy and a rejection of the Kingship of God.
	The Bible's book of 1 Samuel and the book of 2 Samuel are named after Samuel, and contain many details about his life.

Daily Bible Study - Samuel (443 words)
	Samuel, from the Hebrew Shemuel (meaning Name of God or His Name is El) was a Levitical priest who is generally regarded as the last of the judges (1 Samuel 7:6,15-17), and the first of the prophets (1 Samuel 3:20, Acts 3:24, 13:20).
	Samuel was a Levite, the son of Elkanah and Hannah (1 Samuel 1:1-2, 20).
	Samuel established regular worship of The Lord at Shiloh, where he built an altar, and he established a school of the prophets at Ramah (1 Samuel 19:20), and later also at Gibeah, Bethel, Gilgal, and Jericho (2 Kings 2:3-5 4:38).

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