What is Hannah?
'''Hannah''' (meaning ''grace of God'') is a woman in the [[Bible]], in the book of [[1 Samuel]] chapters 1 and 2. She was the wife of Elkanah and the Mother of Samuel. After she begged [[God]] for a child, she gave birth to [[Samuel]].<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Samuel|1:1–20}}</ref> Samuel became a [[prophet]] of God (a voice for God in [[Israel]]). When Samuel was a young child, she took him to live in the [[temple]] (as she had promised God<ref>{{bibleverse|1|Samuel|1:10,11}}</ref>), to be an [[apprentice]] of Eli the priest.<ref name=ABF>{{cite book|title=The Amazing Bible Factbook|year=2008|publisher=American Bible Society|location=New York|isbn=978-1603207782|pages=166, 177}}</ref> == References == {{commonscat|Hannah, mother of Samuel}} {{reflist}} {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Old Testament people]] [[Category:Ancient Israeli people]] [[Category:11th-century BC people]]