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.
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.
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.
Samuel was a judge.
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.
Yes, Samuel was a prophet and judge in the Bible, but he was not a high priest.