People of the Bible · Tribe of Issachar

Shemuel, son of Tola

The name Shemuel means “appointed by God.” Shemuel is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 1 Chronicles 7:2.

Family of Shemuel

Who was Shemuel?

A prince of the tribe of Issachar (1 Chr. 7:2).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Shemuel

  • 1 Chronicles 7:2

    And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father’s house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations; whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred.

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