# Samuel — The City of God character guide

> Samuel in The City of God by Augustine of Hippo.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** holy Samuel

**First appearance:** 0002-part-i-book-i

## Who they are

Prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed Saul and David as kings.

## In the story

### [Book XVII: The Prophetic Age and the City of God](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-ii-book-xvii)

Holy prophet who anointed Saul and David, marking the beginning of the prophetic age.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-ii-i)

First prophet of the prophetic age, anointed Saul and David as kings.

### [Chapter IV: The Prophecy of Hannah and the City of God](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-ii-iv)

Son of Hannah, the holy and much-praised man whose mother's prophecy is the focus of the chapter.

### [Chapter V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-ii-v)

Samuel is mentioned as a type of Christ, succeeding Eli and prefiguring the new priesthood.

### [Of the Jewish priesthood and kingdom, which, although promised to be established forever, did not continue; so that other things are to be understood to which eternity is assured](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-ii-vi)

Prophet who announces to Saul that his kingdom will not continue and that God will seek a man after His own heart.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-ii-vii)

Prophet who delivers God's judgment to Saul, symbolizing the transition from the old to the new covenant.

### [Of the prophets, who either were the last among the Jews, or whom the gospel history reports about the time of Christ’s nativity.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-ii-xxiv)

Prophet who foretold the immutable division of Israel.

### [Of the succession of the line of kings among the Israelites after the times of the judges](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_city_of_god_se/chapters/part-ii-xx)

Prophet living at the time of king Saul

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