Introduction
Wife of Elkanah; the text describes her years of childlessness, her prayer at Shiloh, and her vow to dedicate her son to the Lord's service
Family
Biblical Narrative
Other: After Samuel's birth, Hannah brought him to Eli at Shiloh to be raised in the sanctuary's service, fulfilling her vow.
This article records a figure from the Hebrew Bible's narrative genealogy of Israel, as told across the Torah and the Former Prophets. It follows the text's own presentation of events rather than adjudicating questions of historicity, which remain debated among biblical scholars and archaeologists.