Editing Samuel (section)

{{Short description|Biblical prophet and seer}}
{{about|the prophet described in the [[Books of Samuel]]|other persons named Samuel|Samuel (name)|other uses}}
{{distinguish|Samael}}
{{Infobox saint
|name=Samuel
|image=Saul and the Witch of Endor (Stom, 1635) (cropped).jpg
|caption=Detail from ''Saul and the Witch of Endor'' by [[Matthias Stom]], c. 1635
|titles=Prophet, seer
|birth_date={{circa|1070 BCE}}<ref>I. Singer, "The Philistines in the Bible: A Reflection of the Late Monarchic Period?"; ''Zmanim'' (2006 Heb.), pp. 74–82; Garsiel, "The Valley of Elah Battle and the Duel of David with Goliath," pp. 404–410</ref>
|birth_place=[[Ramathaim-Zophim]] (traditional)|death_date={{circa|1012 BCE}}
|death_place=[[Ramah in Benjamin]] (traditional)
|feast_day= {{unbulletedlist|August 20 ([[Catholic Church|Catholicism]], [[Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Lutheranism]])|July 30 ([[Armenian Apostolic Church]])|[[Paoni 9|9 ''Paoni'']] ([[Coptic Orthodox Church]])}}
|venerated_in={{hlist|[[Judaism]]|[[Christianity]]|[[Islam]]}}
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'''Samuel'''{{efn|{{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|æ|m|j|uː|əl}};<ref>[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/pronunciation?lang=eng churchofjesuschrist.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide"] (retrieved 2012-02-25), [[Wikipedia:IPA for English|IPA]]-ified from «săm'yū-ĕl»</ref> {{Hebrew Name|שְׁמוּאֵל|Šəmūʾēl|Šămūʾēl}};<ref>{{Cite book|last=Khan|first=Geoffrey|title=The Tiberian Pronunciation Tradition of Biblical Hebrew, Volume 1|publisher=Open Book Publishers|year=2020|isbn=978-1783746767}}</ref> {{langx|ar|شموئيل or صموئيل}} ''{{transliteration|ar|Šamūʾīl or Ṣamūʾīl}}''; {{langx|el|Σαμουήλ}} ''Samouḗl''; {{langx|la|Samūēl}}}} is a figure who, in the narratives of the [[Hebrew Bible]], plays a key role in the transition from the [[biblical judges]] to the [[Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)|United Kingdom of Israel]] under [[Saul]], and again in the [[monarchy]]'s transition from Saul to [[David]]. He is [[Veneration|venerated]] as a [[prophet]] in [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Islam]]. In addition to his role in the Bible, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish [[rabbinic literature|rabbinical literature]], in the Christian [[New Testament]], and in the second chapter of the [[Quran]] (although the text does not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''[[Antiquities of the Jews]]'', written by the Jewish scholar [[Josephus]] in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in [[Books of Samuel|1 Samuel 9:9]].