Person
Hannah
mother of Samuel
Woman whose prayer and vow frame Samuel's birth.
11 appearances1 Bible books1 known aliases
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Wife of who endures years of childlessness and provocation from her rival before pouring out her grief at the sanctuary in . Mistaken for drunk by the priest Eli, she vows that if Yahweh grants her a son she will dedicate him to lifelong service, and the child is born in answer. Her song of thanksgiving in 1 Samuel 2, exalting the God who lifts up the poor and brings down the proud, anticipates Mary's Magnificat in .
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