1 Samuel 1:20

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It happened, when the time was come about, that Hannah conceived, and bore a son; and she named him Samuel, [saying], Because I have asked him of Yahweh.

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Ramathaim-zophim was the hill-country home of Elkanah and Hannah in Ephraim, where Samuel was born after Hannah’s prayer. Shiloh, likely north of Bethel in central Israel, housed the tabernacle; Hannah’s vow there explains why Samuel would later be dedicated to the Lord’s service.

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1 Samuel 1:20 mentions Ramathaim-zophim and Shiloh.