1 Samuel 1:3

¹ Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.

² He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.

Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.

⁴ And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.

⁵ But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.

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BSB: Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
KJV: And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.
WEB: This man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of Armies in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests to the LORD, were there.
ASV: And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice unto Jehovah of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests unto Jehovah, were there.
DARBY: And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice to Jehovah of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of Jehovah, were there.
BLB: And that man went up from his city from days to days to bow and sacrifice to YHWH of Hosts in Shiloh. And [were] there the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of YHWH.

ÅB: Denne mann dro år etter år opp fra sin by for å tilbe og ofre til Herren, hærskarenes[^2] Gud, i Silo; der var Elis to sønner, Hofni og Pinehas, prester for Herren.
OTB: Hvert år dro denne mannen opp fra sin by for å tilbe og ofre til Herren, hærskarenes Gud, i Sjilo, hvor Elis to sønner — Hofni og Pinehas — tjente som prester for Herren.
B1930: Denne mann drog år efter år op fra sin by for å tilbede og ofre til Herren, hærskarenes Gud, i Silo; der var Elis to sønner, Hofni og Pinehas, prester for Herren. / < NEH 9, 6.>

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Luke 2:41
Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover.
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Deuteronomy 12:5–7
Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
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Joshua 18:1
Then the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
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Exodus 34:23
Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.
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Exodus 23:14
Three times a year you are to celebrate a feast to Me.
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1 Samuel 1:21
Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,
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1 Samuel 1:9
So after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a chair by the doorpost of the temple of the LORD.
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Deuteronomy 16:16
Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed.
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