1 Samuel 7:17 meaning and explanation
Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
1 Samuel 7:17, Berean Standard Bible
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Samuel has just led Israel through repentance at Mizpah and victory over the Philistines. Here the narrator describes his settled routine: after traveling each year to Bethel, Gilgal and Mizpah to judge Israel, he came back to Ramah, his hometown, where his work continued.
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