1 Samuel 1:21

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The man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to Yahweh the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.

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Ramathaim-zophim was Elkanah’s hometown in the hill country of Ephraim, from which he traveled with his household. Shiloh, likely in central Ephraim, housed the tabernacle; its annual worship setting frames Elkanah’s sacrifice and Hannah’s vow concerning Samuel.

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1 Samuel 1:21 mentions Ramathaim-zophim and Shiloh.