Hannah’s Vow

There was a man from Ramathaim-zophim(A) in[a] the hill country of Ephraim.(B) His name was Elkanah(C) son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. He had two wives,(D) the first named Hannah(E) and the second Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless.

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  1. 1:1 Or from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from

Hannah Asks the Lord for a Child

Elkanah lived in Ramah,[a] a town in the hill country of Ephraim. His great-great-grandfather was Zuph, so Elkanah was a member of the Zuph clan of the Ephraim tribe. Elkanah's father was Jeroham, his grandfather was Elihu, and his great-grandfather was Tohu.

Elkanah had two wives,[b] Hannah and Peninnah. Although Peninnah had children, Hannah did not have any.

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  1. 1.1 Ramah: The Hebrew has “Ramathaim,” a longer form of “Ramah” (see verse 19).
  2. 1.2 two wives: Having more than one wife was allowed in those times.