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So she came to her husband full of hope, and ate her meal with gladness.
And when they had returned to their own country she found herself with
child, and they had a son born to them, to whom they gave the name of Samuel,
which may be styled one that was asked of God. They therefore came
to the tabernacle to offer sacrifice for the birth of the child, and brought
their tithes with them; but the woman remembered the vows she had made
concerning her son, and delivered him to Eli, dedicating him to God, that
he might become a prophet. Accordingly his hair was suffered to grow long,
and his drink was water. So Samuel dwelt and was brought up in the temple.
But Elcanah had other sons by Hannah, and three daughters.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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