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Line 9: ''See [http://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=samuel&qs_version=31 Book of Samuel] at Bible Gateway'' The childless [[Hannah (Bible)\|Hannah]] vows to [[Yahweh\|Yahweh of hosts]] that if she has a son, he will be dedicated to ~~Yahweh~~him. [[Eli (Bible)\|Eli]], the priest of [[Shiloh (biblical city)\|Shiloh]] (where the [[ark of the covenant]] is located), blesses her, and a child named [[Samuel (Bible)\|Samuel]] is born. Samuel is dedicated to the Lord as a [[Nazirite]], the only Nazirite beside [[Samson]] to be identified in the Old Testament. Eli's sons, Hopini and Phinehas, prove unworthy of the priesthood and are destroyed by God, but the child Samuel grows up "in the presence of the Lord." The Philistines capture the [[Ark of the Covenant]] from Shiloh and take it to the temple of their idol [[Dagon]], who recognises the supremacy of Yahweh. The Philistines are afflicted with plagues and return the ark to the Israelites, but to the territory of the tribe of Benjamin rather than to Shiloh. The Philistines attack the Israelites gathered at [[Mizpah in Gilead (Judges)\|Mizpah]] in Benjamin. Samuel appeals to Yahweh, the Philistines are decisively beaten, and the Israelites reclaim their lost territory.

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