1 Samuel 1:20
And it came to pass when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bore a son, and called his name Samuel, [saying,] Because I have asked him of Jehovah.
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Genesis 4:25And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son, and called his name Seth: For God has appointed me another seed instead of Abel, because Cain has slain him.
Genesis 16:11And the Angel of Jehovah said to her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath hearkened to thy affliction.
Genesis 30:6And Rachel said, God has done me justice, and has also heard my voice, and given me a son; therefore she called his name Dan.
Exodus 2:10And when the child was grown, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said, Because I drew him out of the water.
1 Chronicles 4:10And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, Oh that thou wouldest richly bless me, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God brought about what he had requested.
Matthew 1:21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus, for *he* shall save his people from their sins.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 1:20-28
The Birth of Samuel; Samuel Presented to the Lord. ( b. c. 1137.) 19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord , and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her. 20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord . 21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly… Read the whole commentary →