First Book of Samuel
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Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite: Full Text of 1 Samuel
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Synopsis
1 Samuel is a book of the Old Testament that describes the transition of leadership in Israel from judges to kings. Three characters are prominent in the book: Samuel, the last judge and the first prophet; King Saul, the first king of Israel; and King David, the king-elect, annointed but not yet recognized as Saul's successor.
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1 Samuel is a book of the Old Testament that describes the transition of leadership in Israel from judges to kings. Three characters are prominent in the book: Samuel, the last judge and the first prophet; King Saul, the first king of Israel; and King David, the king-elect, annointed but not yet recognized as Saul's successor.
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