Hannah was another housewife who showed remarkable faith. She was barren until she prayed fervently in the Tabernacle, then her firstborn turned out to be Samuel, a prophet and a Judge of Israel.

1 Samuel 1:2. And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah and the name of the other Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

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