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Hannah

People's Dictionary of the Bible

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Hannah (hăn'nah), grace. One of the wives of Elkanah, and the mother of Samuel. Her song of praise on this occasion, 1 Samuel 2:1-10, is a magnificent hymn to the holiness and justice of Jehovah, and has been compared with the song of Mary. Luke 1:46-55.

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Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Hannah'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​h/hannah.html. 1893.
 
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