1 Samuel 7:12

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, The Infant Samuel Brought by Hannah to Eli, 1665 · Ashmolean Museum, Oxford · Public domainGerbrand van den Eeckhout, The Infant Samuel Brought by Hannah to Eli, 1665, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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1 Samuel 7:12 (WEB)
Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “The LORD helped us until now.”

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Theodoret of Cyrus

Theodoret of Cyrus, Letters Letter 128
“The divine Samuel was an old man when he put the aliens to flight.” — editor's note: 1 Sam. vii. 12
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Augustine of Hippo

Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XVII.7Book XVII
“…between the old and new Massephat [Mizpeh], and called its name Ebenezer, which means “the stone of the helper,” and said, “Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.”” — editor's note: 1 Sam. vii. 9–12.
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Genesis 13:15
Cited together in Letters Letter 128.
Exodus 17:13
Cited together in Letters Letter 128.

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VerseGenesis 13:15
via Letters Letter 128
VerseExodus 17:13
via Letters Letter 128

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PassageLetters Letter 128
PassageThe City of God XVII.7

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