Story · 18 · Hannah and Samuel
'Thus far the Lord has helped us'
Just before Israel demands a king, God thunders against the Philistines and Samuel sets up a stone called Ebenezer, 'Stone of Help.'
A monument marks the border between two eras.
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The stone marks a 'place of memory,' in historian Pierre Nora's phrase, both on the map and in the story. God had just fought for Israel directly, yet the people still asked for a king to fight their battles.
Bible reference: 1 Samuel 7:12
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 296–297
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