And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.
Study Helps
Interpretation
Elkanah and his family had a journey before them, and a family of children to take with them, yet they would not move till they had worshipped God together. Prayer and provender do not hinder a journey.
Read with
This thought runs through 1 Samuel 1:24-28.
Glossary
- Shiloh Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet Seilun.