Holy Spirit and laying on of hands

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I have a question about Acts 8:8-17++.

I notice that in Simon the Magician is very popular in Samaria until Philip arrives on the scene. Philip preaches the good news and the Samarians believe, as does Simon.

Was Philip not an apostle?

Why did Peter and John need to go down to Samaria and convey the Holy Spirit? Why didn’t the Holy Spirit fall upon Samaria when they were baptized by Philip?

I appreciate your help in understanding this!

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This is a different Phillip, Phillip the deacon who we read about in Acts 7, and later on in Acts as having daughters who were prophetesses.
Acts 6:1-7
1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists murmured against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the body of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. 3 Therefore, brethren, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint to this duty. 4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” 5 And what they said pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Proch’orus, and Nica’nor, and Ti’mon, and Par’menas, and Nicola’us, a proselyte of Antioch. 6 These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands upon them. 7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.
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Acts 21:8-9
8 On the morrow we departed and came to Caesare’a; and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him. 9 And he had four unmarried daughters, who prophesied.
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Fidelis said:
This is a different Phillip, Phillip the deacon who we read about in Acts 7, and later on in Acts as having daughters who were prophetesses.
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Thanks so much for the answer!

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