Eli and Samuel were the last two judges of Israel before the era of the monarchy began.
Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Jephthah (Yiftach), Samson (Shimshon), and Eli.
Jewish tradition accredits the writings of the book of Judges to Samuel the last Judge of Israel.
Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, Samson, Eli, Samuel, God.
There are 17 judges. 13 in Judges and 4 in Samuel. The last judges were Eli, Samuel, Joel and Abijah (Samuel's 2 sons). After Abijah, Kings then began to reign versus judges being raised.
The period of the judges began soon after the death of Joshua about B.C. 1361 and lasted until Saul was made King of Israel about B.C. 1020. The very last verse in Judges tells us, " In those days (the days of the judges) there was no king in Israel: Everyone did what was right in his own eyes." Samuel, the priest who anointed Saul to be king and later anointed David was the last judge in Israel.
Samuel was the last judge of Israel because the people asked for a king and he anointed King Saul later King David. After that was a line of kings not judges in Israel.
The prophet Samuel served as a bridge between the Judges and the Kings of Israel. He anointed both Saul and David as the first two kings of Israel, transitioning the nation from a period of judges to a monarchy.
No. The era of the Judges ended precisely when Saul was made king by the last of the Judges (Samuel). See also:The JudgesThe KingsSamuel
Samuel
Eli Finish was born on June 17, 1975, in Israel.
Samuel was the last of the Judges, and did not serve as king. He was active around 900 BCE for several decades.
Samson. although Eli can be count as a judge he is part of a new era - the era of Samuel and kings Saul and David.