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A very long time ago, there was a woman called Hannah.

Hannah wanted to have a baby, but she hadn’t yet had one.

Hannah felt very sad about this.

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Each year, Hannah and her husband went to a place called Shiloh, where they would worship God. One day, when Hannah was at Shiloh, she began to cry because she was so upset that she didn’t have a baby.

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He heard Hannah crying. Although her lips were moving, she was praying in her head. Eli thought Hannah was a bit muddled.

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Eli was a priest, which meant he worked in God’s house and helped people learn more about God.

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Eli saw how upset Hannah was and he felt sorry for her. “Go in peace and may God give you what you have asked for.”

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“I am so sad,” Hannah explained to Eli. “I have been praying to God asking him to help me.”

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She went and had something to eat.

As Hannah left, she no longer looked so sad.

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The next day, Hannah and her husband again worshipped God before returning home.

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Soon, Hannah was overjoyed to find she was going to have a baby. When the baby was born, Hannah named him Samuel, which sounds a little bit like “God has heard me” in Hebrew, which is the language Hannah spoke. “I have called him Samuel because I asked God for him” she explained.

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YES OR NO GAME

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Did Hannah have many children at the start of the story?

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Did Hannah have many children at the start of the story?

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Was Hannah happy because she had no children?

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Was Hannah happy because she had no children?

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Did Hannah promise to give her child back to God?

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Did Hannah promise to give her child back to God?

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Was Hannah’s baby named John?

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Was Hannah’s baby named John?