1 Samuel 2:18 meaning and explanation
Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.
1 Samuel 2:18, Berean Standard Bible
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Samuel is the long awaited child Hannah dedicated to the LORD, and here he serves at the tabernacle in Shiloh under the old priest Eli. The linen ephod was a simple garment associated with priestly service, and the boy wears it while still young, a striking picture of a child doing real work before God.
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