Samuel

Japanese: サムエル（英語表記）Samuel

A prophet of Israel who lived around the end of the 11th century BCE. One of the most prominent figures in the history of Israel from Moses to David. In the Book of Samuel, he is portrayed as a seer, a Nazirite, and the last judge. The story of Samuel contains many embellishments and exaggerations, making it difficult to grasp his exact character. Samuel was born as a result of the fervent prayer of his mother Hannah (his father was Elkanah) and grew up in the sanctuary of Shiloh. As a boy, God appeared to him and foretold the fall of the house of Eli, the priest of Shiloh, which prompted him to become a prophet (1 Samuel 3:2-20). As a Nazirite, he did his best to protect the faith of Yahweh from the syncretism of worshiping the god Baal, but his greatest achievement was leading Saul and David and establishing the monarchy of Israel.

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Japanese:

前 11世紀末頃在世のイスラエルの預言者。モーセからダビデにいたるイスラエルの歴史で最も傑出した人物の一人。『サムエル記』では先見者，ナジル人，最後の士師として描かれている。サムエルの物語には修正や誇張が多く，正確な人物像は把握しがたい。サムエルは母ハンナの熱心な祈りにより生れ (父はエルカナ) ，シロの聖所で育ったが，少年の頃神が彼に現れ，シロの祭司エリの家の没落を予告したことを契機に預言者になった (サムエル記上3・2～20) 。ナジル人としての彼は，バール神を崇拝するシンクレティズムからヤハウェ信仰を守ることに力を尽したが，彼の最大の功績はサウルとダビデを導き，イスラエルの王政を確立したことである。

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