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Now this man used to go up from his town every year to worship and to sacrifice to Adonai-Tzva’ot in Shiloh.[a] (The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were kohanim of Adonai there.) Then on the designated day Elkanah would sacrifice and give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters, but to Hannah he would give only one portion—even though he loved Hannah—for Adonai had closed her womb.

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  1. 1 Samuel 1:3 cf. Luke 2:41.