prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible
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The prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible is a pivotal religious leader who serves as the last judge of Israel, a priest, and the prophet who anoints both Saul and David as kings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prophet Samuel (as traditional namesake) | 1 |
| prophet Samuel | 1 |
| prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T842494 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible Context triple: [Samuel, associatedWith, prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible]
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A.
prophet Zechariah
Prophet Zechariah was a Hebrew biblical prophet of the early Second Temple period, known for his apocalyptic visions and for encouraging the rebuilding and spiritual renewal of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
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B.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah is a major Old Testament prophet whose writings, including themes of covenant and judgment, are frequently referenced in the New Testament.
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C.
Isaiah
Isaiah is a major prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, traditionally attributed to the prophet Isaiah and known for its themes of judgment, hope, and messianic prophecy.
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D.
Elisha
Elisha is the given first name of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl championships.
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E.
Prophets
Prophets is a major section of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that contains the writings and historical accounts of Israel’s prophetic figures and their messages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible Target entity description: The prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible is a pivotal religious leader who serves as the last judge of Israel, a priest, and the prophet who anoints both Saul and David as kings.
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A.
prophet Zechariah
Prophet Zechariah was a Hebrew biblical prophet of the early Second Temple period, known for his apocalyptic visions and for encouraging the rebuilding and spiritual renewal of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile.
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B.
Jeremiah
Jeremiah is a major Old Testament prophet whose writings, including themes of covenant and judgment, are frequently referenced in the New Testament.
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C.
Isaiah
Isaiah is a major prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, traditionally attributed to the prophet Isaiah and known for its themes of judgment, hope, and messianic prophecy.
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D.
Elisha
Elisha is the given first name of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, who led the New York Giants to two Super Bowl championships.
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E.
Prophets
Prophets is a major section of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament that contains the writings and historical accounts of Israel’s prophetic figures and their messages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebrew Bible character
ⓘ
Nazarite ⓘ biblical figure ⓘ judge of Israel ⓘ priest ⓘ prophet ⓘ seer ⓘ |
| anointed |
David
ⓘ
Saul ⓘ |
| anointedAs | king of Israel ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
1 Samuel
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of 1 Samuel
2 Samuel ⓘ
surface form:
Book of 2 Samuel
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| associatedWith |
Mizpah
ⓘ
Ramah ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ramathaim-zophim
ⓘ
Ephraim ⓘ
surface form:
hill country of Ephraim
|
| burialPlace |
Ramathaim-zophim
ⓘ
surface form:
Ramah
|
| calledBy |
God
ⓘ
YHWH ⓘ
surface form:
Yahweh
|
| dedicatedBy | Hannah ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
YHWH
ⓘ
surface form:
Yahweh
|
| era |
early Israelite monarchy
ⓘ
period of the Judges ⓘ |
| father | Elkanah ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing kingship in Israel
ⓘ
hearing the call of God as a boy ⓘ intercessory prayer for Israel ⓘ offering sacrifices ⓘ rebuking King Saul ⓘ transitioning Israel from judges to monarchy ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Hebrew
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblical Hebrew
|
| madeVow | Nazarite vow ⓘ |
| mentor | Eli ⓘ |
| mother | Hannah ⓘ |
| opposedPractice | kingship requested for wrong motives ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
last judge of Israel
ⓘ
leader of Israel ⓘ priest at Shiloh ⓘ prophet of Yahweh ⓘ |
| scripturalBookNamedAfter |
1 Samuel
ⓘ
surface form:
First Book of Samuel
2 Samuel ⓘ
surface form:
Second Book of Samuel
|
| servedAt | Shiloh ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Eli ⓘ |
| tribe |
tribe of Ephraim
ⓘ
surface form:
Tribe of Ephraim
|
| veneratedIn |
Christianity
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Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible Description of subject: The prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible is a pivotal religious leader who serves as the last judge of Israel, a priest, and the prophet who anoints both Saul and David as kings.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Prophet Samuel (as traditional namesake)
this entity surface form:
prophet Samuel