1 Samuel 7:12

“Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.”

"Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us." - 1 Samuel 7:12
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What does 1 Samuel 7:12 mean?

The bible verse 1 Samuel 7:12 in the King James Version (KJV) reads: "Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us." This verse is a significant moment in the Old Testament, marking the…

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Eben-Ezer: Remembrance of God’s Faithfulness

In the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 7, verse 12, we find Samuel, the prophet of God, standing at a pivotal moment in Israel’s history. The verse reads: "Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD…

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A Prayer of Thanksgiving for God’s Everlasting Help

Heavenly Father, We come before You today in reverence and gratitude, reflecting on the profound words of 1 Samuel 7:12, where Your servant Samuel set up a stone of remembrance, calling it Eben-ezer, saying, “Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.” O gracious Lord, the depth of this…

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1 Samuel 3:7 - "Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him."
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1 Samuel 18:12 - "¶ And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul."
1 Samuel 15:12 - "And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal."
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