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Who Was Hannah?
In short
Hannah was a woman who longed for a child and, in deep grief, poured out her heart to God in the temple, so earnestly that the priest thought she was drunk.
God answered her prayer with a son, Samuel, whom she gave back to the Lord's service. Her prayer of praise is one of the great songs of Scripture.
“For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him.”
1 Samuel 1:27 · King James Version (public domain)
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