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18 sty 2022 · Hannah’s story is one of the most well-known stories of faith-filled women mentioned in the Bible. Let's look at both her prayer for a child and her prayer of praise and how we can use these prayers today.
As the haftarah we read the famous and highly moving story of Chanah (Hannah), the mother of the great prophet Samuel. Like Sarah, Chanah was also childless for many years. Our sages tell us that the blessing of a child for both Sarah and Chanah was granted on Rosh Hashanah, when the “remembrance” of their plight came up before G‑d.1
11 maj 2010 · Like so many of us, Hannah faced the grueling pressure of her own disappointment and other people's unrealistic expectations. How did Hannah find freedom? The Word of God reveals several ways. First, she poured out her misery before the Lord in prayer. Misery and depression threatened to consume Hannah and draw her away from the Lord.
When Elkanah sacrificed, he passed helpings from the sacrificial meal around to his wife Peninnah and all her children, but he always gave an especially generous helping to Hannah because he loved her so much, and because God had not given her children.
23 maj 2024 · Hannah is one of the wives of Elkanah, and according to the Hebrew Bible, Hannah was the mother of Samuel. Hannah’s story deals with infertility, bullying, answered prayer, and arrives prophetically into the New Testament.
Hannah holds a unique place among Biblical figures as a prophetess herself. While she is primarily known for her role as a devoted mother and for her heartfelt prayer at Shiloh, Hannah, stands among the distinguished group of seven known prophetesses in Jewish tradition.
Elkanah made love to his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her. 20 So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”
