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  • The narrative in 1 Samuel 1 – 2, in which Hannah is protagonist, is set in the late premonarchic period (eleventh century b.c.e.).

    Hannah: Bible. Abensohn 2009

  • Her father’s shortsightedness signifies the chaos of premonarchic life.

    Daughter of Jephthah: Bible. 2009

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