1 SAMUEL 1:21 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.”
In due time, Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel—the etymology here is crucial. *Sha'ul* means 'asked of' or 'prayed for' (*she'elti* from *sha'al*, to ask), though the name Samuel (*Shemu'el*) may derive from *shem* (name) and *El* (God): 'name of God' or 'God has heard,' alluding to both the act of petition and divine responsiveness.
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