1 Samuel Chapter 1 Review

Vocabulary and key factual details based on the birth and dedication of Samuel as recorded in 1 Samuel 1.

Elkanah

The father of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1).

Hannah

The mother of Samuel who was very sad because the LORD had not given her children (1 Samuel 1:2-6).

Peninnah

The second wife of Elkanah who had children (1 Samuel 1:2).

Shiloh

The place where Elkanah and his family went every year to worship the LORD (1 Samuel 1:3).

Eli

The priest who served the LORD at Shiloh and initially thought Hannah was drunk because she prayed without her voice being heard (1 Samuel 1:9-14).

Hannah's Vow

A promise to give her son to the LORD for all the days of his life and that a razor would never touch his head (1 Samuel 1:11).

Samuel

The son of Hannah, named so because she asked him from the LORD (1 Samuel 1:20).

Weaned

The specific time when Hannah brought Samuel to the LORD at Shiloh (1 Samuel 1:24).

Hannah's Offering

Three bulls, one ephah of flour, and a skin of wine brought when presenting Samuel to the LORD (1 Samuel 1:24).