One answer:
Tribe of Levi. See genealogy in 1 Chronicles 6.
Another thought:
He was a Kohathite. His family lived among the Ephraimites. For proof,see the following: 1Samuel:1:1-28 "...Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite..."
Supporting Information:
Kohath was a descendant of Levi (1 Chronicles 6:1 ). As mentioned, Samuel's father, Elkanah, was indeed a Kohathite, which would then make him from the tribe of Levi. He was called an Ephrathite because he settled in the territory of Ephraim.(1Chronicles 6:19, 22-28, 33-38).
The Books of Samuel.
Eli was Samuel's teacher in the Bible.
Yes, Samuel was a judge in the Bible.
Yes, Samuel was a prophet in the Bible.
2 Samuel....22.31
1 Samuel ch.25.
No, Samuel was not the first prophet in the Bible. The first prophet mentioned in the Bible is believed to be Abraham, who lived before Samuel.
Yes, Samuel is considered a prophet in the Bible.
Yes, Samuel was a prophet and a judge in the Bible, but he was not a priest.
If you want to know the life story of Samuel you can read about his life in I Samuel and II Samuel in the Old Testament in the Bible.
Samuel was a judge.
Yes, Samuel was a prophet and judge in the Bible, but he was not a high priest.