1 Samuel 1:5

1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 1

“But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.”1 Samuel 1:5

What Does 1 Samuel 1:5 Mean?

1 Samuel 1:5 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 1, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (12)

These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 1:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Genesis 30:2“And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?”Genesis 29:31“And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.”Genesis 30:23“And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:”Genesis 29:30“And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.”Genesis 43:34“And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.”Genesis 16:1“Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.”Genesis 20:18“For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.”Genesis 45:22“To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.”1 Samuel 9:23“And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.”Job 3:10“Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.”Luke 1:7“And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.”Deuteronomy 21:15“If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:”

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