1Sa 1:1 | CPDV | STEP | There was a certain man from Ramah of Zophim, on Mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.

‏ 1 Samuel 1:1

Anna the wife of Elcana being barren, by vow and prayer obtains a son: whom she calls Samuel: and presents him to the service of God in Silo, according to her vow.

1 There was a certain man from Ramah of Zophim, on Mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. ^{▼▼1:1Ramathaim-Zophim means the high places of the watchers. The –im ending in Hebrew is the plural form.(Conte)
,} ^{▼▼1:1 An Ephraimite: He was of the tribe of Levi, 1. Par. 6.34, but is called an Ephraimite from dwelling in mount Ephraim.(Challoner)}