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Shemuel

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Heb. Shemuel', שְׁמוּאֵל , heard of God, the same as Samuel [q.v.]), the name of three Hebrews.

1. (Sept. Σαλαμούλ .) Son of Ammihud and commissioner from the tribe of Simeon, among those appointed by Moses to divide Palestine (Numbers 34:20). B.C. 1618.

2. (Sept. Σαμουήλ .) A more correct Anglicism (1 Chronicles 6:33) of the, name of the prophet Samuel (q.v.).

3. (Sept. Ισαμουήλ .) A descendant of Tola, the son of Issachar, among the chiefs of that tribe in David's time (1 Chronicles 7:2). B.C. 1014.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Shemuel'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/shemuel.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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