1 Samuel 1:1

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1 Samuel 1:1  (King James Version)
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
 


The First Book of SAMUEL, otherwise called The First Book of

Ramathaim-zophim
This ancient town, now called Ramla, is, according to Phocas, about thirty-six miles west of Jerusalem, and, according to modern travellers, about nine miles from Joppa and a league from Lydda, between which it is situated. It is built on a rising ground, on a rich plain, and contains about two thousand families.
19 ; Matthew 27:57

Arimathea
mount.
Judges 17:1 ; 19:1

Elkanah
1 Chronicles 6:25-27 1 Chronicles 6:34

Zuph
9:5

Ephrathite
17:12 Judges 12:5 ; Ruth 1:2 ; 1 Kings 11:26