Bible Strands
1 Samuel 1:24
Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Hannah acts after Elkanah's directive to remain until weaning, bringing her consecrated son to the house of the LORD at Shiloh.
The words — The text uses גְּמָלַתּוּ (ge.ma.la.tu) for "she had weaned him" and וַתַּעֲלֵהוּ (va.ta'alehu) for "she brought him up," marking the physical transition from maternal care to public dedication.
The thread — The accompanying provisions correspond to Numbers 15:9, which mandates an ephah of fine flour for a bull offering, while the destination matches Joshua 18:1, where Israel establishes the Tent of Meeting at Shiloh.
Why it lands — The passage records Hannah fulfilling her vow by delivering a promised child and specific sacrifices to the central sanctuary, requiring readers to recognize the tangible cost and location of consecrated service.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the child was young.
Cross-references
- Numbers 15:9 present with the bull a grain offering of three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with half a hin of olive oil.
- Joshua 18:1 Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
- 1 Samuel 4:3 When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”
- Deuteronomy 12:5 Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
- Deuteronomy 12:11 then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 16:16 Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed.