1 Samuel 1:11

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She vowed a vow, and said, Yahweh of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your handmaid, and remember me, and not forget your handmaid, but will give to your handmaid a man-child, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come on his head.

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Ramathaim-zophim was Hannah’s home region in the Ephraimite hill country, from which her family traveled to worship. Shiloh, likely north of Jerusalem, housed the central sanctuary and ark at this time; there Hannah made her vow before the Lord, seeking a son.

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1 Samuel 1:11 mentions Ramathaim-zophim and Shiloh.