Books of Samuel people

Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Jewish Bible/Old Testament, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish 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

son of Obed, belonging to the tribe of Judah; father of David

biblical character mentioned in the Books of Samuel Hanna gardner

High Priest of Shiloh (Books of Samuel)

Elkanah ( ’Ĕlqānā "El has purchased") was, according to the First Book of Samuel, the husband of Hannah, and the father of her children including her first, Samuel. Elkanah practiced polygamy; his other wife, less favoured but bearing more children, was named Peninnah. The names of Elkanah's other children apart from Samuel are not given. Elkanah plays only a minor role in the narrative, and is mostly a supporting character to Eli, Hannah, and Samuel.

Abijah ( ') is a Biblical Hebrew unisex name which means "my Father is Yah". The Hebrew form ' also occurs in the Bible.

thumb|220px|Peninnah (right) with Elkanah (husband of Hannah)|Elkanah and Hannah as they return to Ramah. Peninnah ( Pəninnā; sometimes transliterated Penina) was one of Elkanah's two wives, briefly mentioned in the first Book of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:2). Her name derives from the word (pəninā), meaning "pearl."

Biblical figure, father of Saul

Aaron descendant, High Priest (Old Testament)

Ahijah ( ʾĂḥīyyā, "brother of Yah"; Latin and Douay–Rheims: Ahias) is a name of several biblical individuals: