When Channah (Hannah) goes to the Mishkan (tabernacle) in
Shiloh to pray for fertility, she sings a poetic song, one of seven songs which
appear in Tanach (the Jewish bible.) Her song includes a prayer for
children, but has many other references to wars, poverty and other things which
don’t seem to be connected to Channah’s situation. It is possible that
this was a song which was generally used at that time in praying for children,
even though it carried many other references, much like the Tehillim (Psalms)
which are recited today for the same purpose.
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