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Her account is primarily found in the first two chapters of the First Book of Samuel. Hannah's narrative highlights themes of faith, prayer, and divine intervention.<br><br><b>Biblical Account:</b> <br>Hannah was one of the two wives of Elkanah, a man from the hill country of Ephraim. Elkanah's other wife, Peninnah, had children, but Hannah was barren. This situation caused Hannah great distress, as Peninnah would provoke her severely to irritate her (<a href="/1_samuel/1-6.htm">1 Samuel 1:6</a>). Despite her anguish, Hannah remained faithful and regularly accompanied her husband to Shiloh to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts.<br><br>During one of these visits to Shiloh, Hannah prayed fervently to the LORD, weeping bitterly. She made a vow, saying, "O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head" (<a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">1 Samuel 1:11</a>). This vow indicated her promise to dedicate her son as a Nazirite, a person set apart for God's service.<br><br>Eli, the priest at Shiloh, initially mistook Hannah's silent prayer for drunkenness, but upon realizing her sincerity, he blessed her, saying, "Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him" (<a href="/1_samuel/1-17.htm">1 Samuel 1:17</a>). Hannah's faith was rewarded, and she conceived and bore a son, whom she named Samuel, meaning "heard by God," acknowledging that her prayers had been answered.<br><br><b>Dedication of Samuel:</b> <br>True to her vow, once Samuel was weaned, Hannah took him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. She presented him to Eli, saying, "I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him, I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD" (<a href="/1_samuel/1-27.htm">1 Samuel 1:27-28</a>). Hannah's act of dedication was a profound expression of her faith and gratitude.<br><br><b>Hannah's Prayer:</b> <br>In <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/2.htm">1 Samuel 2</a>, Hannah offers a prayer of thanksgiving, often referred to as Hannah's Song. This prayer is a powerful expression of praise and prophecy, reflecting her deep theological insight. She exalts the LORD's sovereignty, justice, and faithfulness, declaring, "There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God" (<a href="/1_samuel/2-2.htm">1 Samuel 2:2</a>). Her prayer foreshadows themes found in the Magnificat, the song of Mary in the New Testament.<br><br><b>Legacy:</b> <br>Hannah's account is a testament to the power of prayer and the faithfulness of God. Her dedication of Samuel set the stage for his significant role as a prophet, judge, and leader in Israel. Hannah's faith and her willingness to give back to God what she had longed for most serve as an enduring example of devotion and trust in God's plan.<br><br><b>References in Scripture:</b> <br>· <a href="/1_samuel/1.htm">1 Samuel 1:1-28</a><br>· <a href="/1_samuel/2.htm">1 Samuel 2:1-11</a><br><br><b>Related Topics:</b> <br>· Prayer and Vows<br>· Motherhood in the Bible<br>· The Role of Women in Scripture<br>· The Nazirite Vow<br>· Faith and Perseverance<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Hannah</span><p>gracious; merciful; he that gives<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Hannah</span><p>(<i>grace</i>), one of the wives of Elkanah, and mother of Samuel. 1Sam 1,2 (B.C. 1141.) A hymn of thanks giving for the birth of her son is in the highest order of prophetic poetry, its resemblance to that of the Virgin Mary comp. (<a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">1 Samuel 2:1-10</a>) with Luke 1:46-55 See also (<a href="/psalms/113-1.htm">Psalms 113:1</a>) ... has been noticed.<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Hannah</span><p>The pious wife of a Levite of Ramathaim-Zophim, named Elkanah, and mother of Samuel, B. C. 1171. She had earnestly besought the Lord for him, and freely devoted him to serve God according to her vow. She was afterwards blessed with three other sons and two daughters, <a href="/context/1_samuel/1-1.htm">1 Samuel 1:1-2:21</a>. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Favour, grace, one of the wives of Elkanah the Levite, and the mother of Samuel (<a href="/context/1_samuel/1.htm">1 Samuel 1</a>; 2). Her home was at Ramathaim-zophim, whence she was wont every year to go to Shiloh, where the tabernacle had been pitched by Joshua, to attend the offering of sacrifices there according to the law (<a href="/exodus/23-15.htm">Exodus 23:15</a>; <a href="/exodus/34-18.htm">34:18</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/16-16.htm">Deuteronomy 16:16</a>), probably at the feast of the Passover (Comp. <a href="/exodus/13-10.htm">Exodus 13:10</a>). On occasion of one of these "yearly" visits, being grieved by reason of Peninnah's conduct toward her, she went forth alone, and kneeling before the Lord at the sanctuary she prayed inaudibly. Eli the high priest, who sat at the entrance to the holy place, observed her, and misunderstanding her character he harshly condemned her conduct (<a href="/1_samuel/1-14.htm">1 Samuel 1:14</a>-16). After hearing her explanation he retracted his injurious charge and said to her, "Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition." Perhaps the story of the wife of Manoah was not unknown to her. Thereafter Elkanah and his family retired to their quiet home, and there, before another Passover, Hannah gave birth to a son, whom, in grateful memory of the Lord's goodness, she called Samuel, i.e., "heard of God." After the child was weaned (probably in his third year) she brought him to Shiloh into the house of the Lord, and said to Eli the aged priest, "Oh my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord. For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him: therefore I also have granted him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he is granted to the Lord" (<a href="/1_samuel/1-27.htm">1 Samuel 1:27</a>, 28, R.V.). Her gladness of heart then found vent in that remarkable prophetic song (<a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">2:1</a>-10; Comp. <a href="/luke/1-46.htm">Luke 1:46</a>-55) which contains the first designation of the Messiah under that name (<a href="/1_samuel/2-10.htm">1 Samuel 2:10</a>, "Annointed" = "Messiah"). And so Samuel and his parents parted. He was left at Shiloh to minister "before the Lord." And each year, when they came up to Shiloh, Hannah brought to her absent child "a little coat" (Hebrews meil, a term used to denote the "robe" of the ephod worn by the high priest, <a href="/exodus/28-31.htm">Exodus 28:31</a>), a priestly robe, a long upper tunic (<a href="/1_chronicles/15-27.htm">1 Chronicles 15:27</a>), in which to minister in the tabernacle (<a href="/1_samuel/2-19.htm">1 Samuel 2:19</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/15-27.htm">15:27</a>; <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12</a>). "And the child Samuel grew before the Lord." After Samuel, Hannah had three sons and two daughters. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">HANNAH</span><p>han'-a (channah, "grace," "favor"; Hanna): One of the two wives of Elkanah, an Ephraimite who lived at Ramathaim-zophim. Hannah visited Shiloh yearly with her husband to offer sacrifices, for there the tabernacle was located. She was greatly distressed because they had no children. She therefore prayed earnestly for a male child whom she promised to dedicate to the Lord from his birth. The prayer was heard, and she called her son's name Samuel ("God hears"). When he was weaned he was carried to Shiloh to be trained by Eli, the priest (<a href="/nasb/1_samuel/1.htm">1 Samuel 1</a>). Hannah became the mother of five other children, three sons and two daughters (<a href="/1_samuel/2-2.htm">1 Samuel 2:2</a>). Her devotion in sending Samuel a little robe every year is one of the tenderest recorded instances of maternal love (<a href="/1_samuel/2-19.htm">1 Samuel 2:19</a>). She was a prophetess of no ordinary talent, as is evident from her elevated poetic deliverance elicited by God's answer to her prayer (<a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">1 Samuel 2:1-10</a>).<br><br>Byron H. Dement<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2584.htm"><span class="l">2584. Channah -- mother of Samuel</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2583, 2584. Channah. 2585 . mother of Samuel. Transliteration: Channah Phonetic<br> Spelling: (khan-naw') Short Definition: <b>Hannah</b>. <b>...</b> <b>Hannah</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2584.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/anonymous/mother_stories_from_the_old_testament/hannah_praying_before_the_lord.htm"><span class="l"><b>Hannah</b> Praying Before the Lord.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>HANNAH</b> PRAYING BEFORE THE LORD. The <b>...</b> Shiloh. One day, <b>Hannah</b>, the wife of<br> a priest named Elkanah, came to the Tabernacle to worship. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../mother stories from the old testament/hannah praying before the lord.htm</font><p><a href="/library/moody/secret_power/works_by_hannah_whitall_smith.htm"><span class="l">Works by <b>Hannah</b> Whitall Smith</span></a> <br><b>...</b> WORKS BY <b>HANNAH</b> WHITALL SMITH. THE CHRISTIAN'S SECRET OF A HAPPY LIFE No. 02.<br> Cloth.75c. No. 03. Cloth, gilt edges. [USD]1.00 No. 04. White cloth, boxed. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/moody/secret power/works by hannah whitall smith.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_4_about_the_prefigured_change.htm"><span class="l">About the Prefigured Change of the Israelitic Kingdom and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Chapter 4."About the Prefigured Change of the Israelitic Kingdom and Priesthood,<br> and About the Things <b>Hannah</b> the Mother of Samuel Prophesied, Personating the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 4 about the prefigured change.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/samuel_the_boy_prophet.htm"><span class="l">Samuel the Boy Prophet</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Elkanah, a Zuphite of the hill country of Ephraim, lived at Ramah with his two wives,<br> <b>Hannah</b> and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but <b>Hannah</b> had none. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/samuel the boy prophet.htm</font><p><a href="/library/wells/bible_stories_and_religious_classics/the_history_of_saul.htm"><span class="l">The History of Saul</span></a> <br><b>...</b> This history maketh mention that there was a man named Elkanah which had two wives,<br> that one was named <b>Hannah</b>, and the name of the second Peninnah. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../wells/bible stories and religious classics/the history of saul.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bevan/hymns_of_ter_steegen_and_others_second_series/a_true_story.htm"><span class="l">A True Story</span></a> <br><b>...</b> All alone in the evening grey,. Sick and dying, poor <b>Hannah</b> lay; Through the broken<br> pane the cold wind swept,. Poor <b>Hannah</b> shivered, and moaned, and wept. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bevan/hymns of ter steegen and others second series/a true story.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_prayer/that_more_might_be_given.htm"><span class="l">That More Might be Given and Gotten.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now let us look a bit at the second of these, the portrait of <b>Hannah</b> the Hebrew<br> woman. <b>...</b> A leaderless people! This is the niche of the <b>Hannah</b> story. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks on prayer/that more might be given.htm</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/children_of_the_old_testament/the_child_samuel.htm"><span class="l">The Child Samuel.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now, at one time there lived in a little cottage on the hill of Ramah, not far from<br> what is now Jerusalem, a certain man named Elkanah, whose wife <b>Hannah</b> had a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../anonymous/children of the old testament/the child samuel.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lathbury/childs_story_of_the_bible/chapter_xvii_samuelthe_child_of.htm"><span class="l">Samuel --The Child of the Temple.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the temple. When Eli was high priest a man named Elkanah came up from Ramah<br> to worship, and <b>Hannah</b> his wife went with him. She was <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xvii samuelthe child of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bounds/the_essentials_of_prayer/vii_prayer_and_gods_work.htm"><span class="l">Prayer and God's Work</span></a> <br><b>...</b> If <b>Hannah's</b> prayer for a son had been answered at the time she set for herself,<br> the nation might never have known the mighty man of God it found in Samuel. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bounds/the essentials of prayer/vii prayer and gods work.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/h/hannah.htm"><span class="l"><b>Hannah</b> (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Thereafter Elkanah and his family retired to their quiet home, and there, before<br> another Passover, <b>Hannah</b> gave birth to a son, whom, in grateful memory of the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hannah.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/hannah's.htm"><span class="l"><b>Hannah's</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Hannah's</b> (1 Occurrence). 1 Samuel 1:13 For <b>Hannah's</b><br> prayer came from her heart, and though her lips were <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hannah's.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/elkanah.htm"><span class="l">Elkanah (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> He had two wives, <b>Hannah</b>, who was the mother of Samuel, and Peninnah. Int. <b>...</b><br> Of his two wives, <b>Hannah</b>, the childless, was best beloved. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/elkanah.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/barren.htm"><span class="l">Barren (44 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Of females that bear no issue: `aqar: Sarah (Genesis 11:30); Rebekah (Genesis<br> 25:21); Rachel (Genesis 29:31); Manoah's wife (Judges 13:2, 3); <b>Hannah</b> (1 Samuel <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/barren.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/eli.htm"><span class="l">Eli (36 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> In Eli's first interview with <b>Hannah</b> (1 Samuel 1:12), she is the central figure;<br> in the second interview (1 Samuel 1:24), it is the child Samuel. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/eli.htm - 24k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/drunk.htm"><span class="l">Drunk (84 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (WEB KJV JPS ASV NAS RSV). 1 Samuel 1:9 So <b>Hannah</b> rose up after they had eaten in<br> Shiloh, and after they had drunk. <b>...</b> 1 Samuel 1:13 Now <b>Hannah</b> spoke in her heart. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/drunk.htm - 34k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/elka'nah.htm"><span class="l">Elka'nah (20 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 1:8 And Elkanah her husband said unto her: '<b>Hannah</b>, why weepest<br> thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/elka'nah.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/peninnah.htm"><span class="l">Peninnah (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 1:2 and he had two wives; the name of the one was <b>Hannah</b>, and the name<br> of other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but <b>Hannah</b> had no children. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/peninnah.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/penin'nah.htm"><span class="l">Penin'nah (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 1:2 And he had two wives: the name of the one was <b>Hannah</b>, and the name<br> of the other Peninnah; and Peninnah had children, but <b>Hannah</b> had no children. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/penin'nah.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/conceiveth.htm"><span class="l">Conceiveth (27 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 1:20 and it cometh to pass, at the revolution of the days, that <b>Hannah</b><br> conceiveth, and beareth a son, and calleth his name Samuel, 'for, from Jehovah <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/conceiveth.htm - 13k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Hannah-and-Samuel.html">What is the story of Hannah and Samuel? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Hannah.html">Who was Hannah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Elkanah-in-the-Bible.html">Who was Elkanah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Hannah (13 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-2.htm">1 Samuel 1:2</a></span><br />and he had two wives; the name of the one was <span class="boldtext">Hannah</span>, and the name of other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-5.htm">1 Samuel 1:5</a></span><br />but to <span class="boldtext">Hannah</span> he gave a double portion; for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-7.htm">1 Samuel 1:7</a></span><br />And year by year, whenever she went up to the house of the Lord, she kept on attacking her, so that <span class="boldtext">Hannah</span> gave herself up to weeping and would take no food.<br /><span class="source">(BBE RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-8.htm">1 Samuel 1:8</a></span><br />Elkanah her husband said to her, "<span class="boldtext">Hannah</span>, why do you weep? Why don't you eat? Why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-9.htm">1 Samuel 1:9</a></span><br />So <span class="boldtext">Hannah</span> rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of the temple of Yahweh.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-10.htm">1 Samuel 1:10</a></span><br />She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, and wept sore.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-13.htm">1 Samuel 1:13</a></span><br />Now <span class="boldtext">Hannah</span> spoke in her heart. Only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-15.htm">1 Samuel 1:15</a></span><br /><span class="boldtext">Hannah</span> answered, "No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Yahweh.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">1 Samuel 1:19</a></span><br />They rose up in the morning early, and worshiped before Yahweh, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew <span class="boldtext">Hannah</span> his wife; and Yahweh remembered her.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-20.htm">1 Samuel 1:20</a></span><br />It happened, when the time had come, that <span class="boldtext">Hannah</span> conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, "Because I have asked him of Yahweh."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/1-22.htm">1 Samuel 1:22</a></span><br />But <span class="boldtext">Hannah</span> didn't go up; for she said to her husband, "Not until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appear before Yahweh, and stay there forever."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">1 Samuel 2:1</a></span><br /><span class="boldtext">Hannah</span> prayed, and said: "My heart exults in Yahweh! My horn is exalted in Yahweh. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/2-21.htm">1 Samuel 2:21</a></span><br />Yahweh visited <span class="boldtext">Hannah</span>, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. The child Samuel grew before Yahweh.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/h/hannah.htm">Hannah</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/h/hannah--children_of.htm">Hannah: Children of</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/h/hannah--her_hymn_of_praise.htm">Hannah: Her Hymn of Praise</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/h/hannah--her_trials_and_prayer,_and_promise.htm">Hannah: Her Trials and Prayer, and Promise</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/h/hannah--samuel_born_to,_dedicated_him_to_god,_leaves_him_at_the_temple.htm">Hannah: Samuel Born To, Dedicated Him to God, Leaves Him at the Temple</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/h/hannah--visits_samuel_at_the_temple_from_year_to_year.htm">Hannah: Visits Samuel at the Temple from Year to Year</a></p><p class="pspc"><a 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