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The Importance of Mothers
May 17th, 2010 – Posted by

A mother in the Bible who is really important to me is Hannah, the mother of Samuel the prophet. Her husband had two wives, but unlike the other wife, Hannah had no children. Because of that she used to be provoked by Peninnah, the second wife.

Hannah cried out to the Lord for a child, greatly distressed. She wept bitterly and made a vow to the Lord that if He would give her a son, she would give him back to the Lord all the days of his life.

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