1 Samuel 7:17
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.”1 Samuel 7:17
What Does 1 Samuel 7:17 Mean?
1 Samuel 7:17 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 7, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 7:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 14:35“And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD.”1 Samuel 1:19“And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.”1 Samuel 7:9“And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.”1 Samuel 19:18“So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.”2 Samuel 24:25“And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.”Isaiah 10:29“They are gone over the passage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.”1 Samuel 1:1“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:”1 Samuel 8:4“Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,”Jeremiah 40:1“The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away captive unto Babylon.”Genesis 33:20“And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.”Genesis 35:7“And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.”Judges 21:4“And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.”1 Samuel 11:15“And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.”1 Samuel 15:34“Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.”1 Samuel 25:1“And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.”1 Samuel 28:3“Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.”1 Kings 18:30“And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.”1 Kings 18:32“And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.”Nehemiah 11:33“Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,”Jeremiah 31:15“Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.”
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