HUM 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Nahash Of Ammon, Amalek, Peninnah
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A man named elkanah who had two wives, peninnah and hannah. While peninnah could have children, hannah could not. One day, while praying in the temple, hannah makes a vow to god that if he grants her a son, she"ll give him up in service to the lord. This son will be a nazerine, which means he won"t eat anything unclean (no five second rule for him) and won"t cut his hair. After praying, hannah has a kid named samuel. Later on she takes samuel to a priest(eli) and gives him her son since she has lent . Hannah sings a song to the lord, praising him and criticising others, brags about having kid. Eli the priest had two sons, hophni and phinehas. These kids are assholes (sleep with women) Hannah brings samuel a robe every year. Eli blesses hannah for bringing samuel to the lord and because of hannah"s sacrifice, she is honored with three sons and two daughters.
