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Notes
Ebenezer: We do not know where this stone memorial is located. The Philistines had defeated Israel and taken the ark at a place with the same name (1 Samuel 4:1; 5:1). Samuel set up this memorial to honor God's help in reversing the Philistine attacks.
People
Samuel: Prophet and last judge of Israel before the kings
Places
Ebenezer: A stone memorial set up by Samuel to commemorate victory Mizpah: A city in Benjamin; a place of gathering and judgment Shen: Place where Samuel set up the Ebenezer stone
Glossary
Ebenezer Jeshanah Philistia, Philistines Samuel (Person) Samuel, Books of First and Second Shen
Topics
Ebenezer: Name of a Memorial Stone Intercession: Answered of Samuel, for Deliverance from the Oppressions of the Philistines Pillar by Samuel, the Defeat of the Philistines Samuel: The Philistines Defeated Through his Intercession and Sacrifices Shen: A Place of Unknown Location Stones: Memorial Pillars of Thankfulness: To God of Samuel The Philistines: Miraculously Routed at Mizpeh