1 Samuel 9:5

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When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, Come, and let us return, lest my father leave off caring for the donkeys, and be anxious for us.

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Shalishah was a district in the hill country of Ephraim, while Zuph was likely the ancestral region of Samuel’s family near Ramah. Saul’s unsuccessful search through these areas for his father’s lost donkeys brings him near Samuel, advancing God’s providential preparation for Saul’s anointing.

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1 Samuel 9:5 mentions Shalishah and Zuph.