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("grace")
Wife of Elkanah, who preferred her to his other wife, Peninnah. The fertile Peninnah made life a misery for Hannah who was barren. Hannah directed strenuous effort towards the seemingly impossible goal of becoming a mother. She went to the Shiloh temple and vowed that if God granted her a son, she would dedicate him to God as a Nazirite (I Sam 1:11). The priest Eli observed her prayer and assured her that it would be answered (I Sam 1:12-17). Samuel was duly born, and when three years old he was brought to the sanctuary and placed under the care of Eli (I Sam 1:21-28). Eventually, he grew up to be a priest, judge and leader. Hannah's supreme sacrifice of separation from her long-awaited child was amply rewarded: her son became a great man and God granted her additional children, both male and female (I Sam 2:21).
I Samuel 2:1-10 is a thanksgiving hymn attributed to Hannah who supposedly composed and recited it after placing her son at the Shiloh sanctuary. The attribution may refer to the verse which states that God can make a barren mother give birth to many children (I Sam 2:5).
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I Sam 1:2, 5,8-9, 13, 15,19-20, 22; 2:1,21
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Hannah, in the Bible, Samuel's mother. Her song is recalled in the Magnificat. The names Anna and Ann are variants of Hannah.
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Hannah or Hanna may refer to:
- Hannah (given name), a given name (including a list of persons with the name)
- Hannah (surname), a family name (including a list of persons with the name)
- Hannah (Bible), the mother of Samuel
- Anna (Bible), the prophetess in Gospel of Luke, Hannah in some translations.
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Places
- Hanna, Alberta, a town in Alberta, Canada
- Hanna, Iran, city in Isfahan Province
- Hanna, Lublin Voivodeship, a village in Włodawa County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
- Hanna Lake, a lake near Quetta, Pakistan
In the United States:
- Hanna City, Illinois
- Hanna, Indiana
- Hannah, North Dakota
- Hanna, Oklahoma
- Hannah, South Carolina
- Hanna, South Dakota
- Hanna, Utah
- Hanna, Wyoming
Ships
- Hannah (1849 shipwreck), a shipwreck in which 49 Irish emigrants lost their lives
- USS Hanna (DE-449), a destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II
- USS Hannah, an American naval vessel of the American Revolution
Arts and entertainment
- Hanna (film), a 2011 European-American film
- Hanna (soundtrack) the soundtrack of the 2011 film
- Hannah (oratorio), by Christopher Smart with a score composed by John Worgan
- Hannah (singer), Australian pop singer, song writer and musician
- "Hannah", song from Twice Removed from Yesterday by Robin Trower
- Hannah, fictional character in the film 28 Days Later
- Hannah, fictional ex-employee of Buy More in the action-comedy series Chuck
- Hannah, fictional law student from the movie Crazy, Stupid, Love
- Hannah, fictional art restorer and best friend of Thomas Bailey in the film Made of Honor
Other
- Hurricane Hanna, a cyclone and hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season
- Saint Hanna, known as Saint Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary
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