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Peninnah
"Pearl; coral"
1 Samuel 1:2
Who they were
Elkanah's other wife who provoked Hannah over her childlessness. Her name is beautiful even if her story is complicated.
Themes
beautycomplexitypearl
Read their story
Peninnah's story begins in 1 Samuel.
The full passage is at 1 Samuel 1:2. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.
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