Samuel judged Israel as long as he lived. Every year he went around to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah in order to judge Israel in all those places. Then he returned home to Ramah where he judged Israel. And in Ramah he built an altar to Jehovah.

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1 Samuel 7:6

The Israelites gathered at Mizpah. They drew some water, poured it out in front of Jehovah and fasted that day. They confessed: We have sinned against Jehovah. So Samuel judged Israel in Mizpah.

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1 Samuel 7:15-17

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1 Samuel 7:6

The Israelites gathered at Mizpah. They drew some water, poured it out in front of Jehovah and fasted that day. They confessed: We have sinned against Jehovah. So Samuel judged Israel in Mizpah.

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1 Samuel 7:15-17

Ramah » Also called ramathaim-zophim » Home of samuel

1 Samuel 7:17

Then he returned home to Ramah where he judged Israel. And in Ramah he built an altar to Jehovah.

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1 Samuel 16:13

Samuel took the olive oil and anointed David in front of his brothers. Immediately the Spirit of Jehovah took control of David and was with him from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah.

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1 Samuel 1:19-20

The next morning Elkanah and his family got up early. After worshiping Jehovah, they went back home to Ramah. Elkanah had intercourse with his wife Hannah and Jehovah answered her prayer. So it was that she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel. She explained: I asked Jehovah for him.

1 Samuel 15:34

Samuel went to Ramah. Saul went up to his house in Gibeah, in the land of Saul.

1 Samuel 8:4

One day the nation's elders came to Samuel at Ramah.

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