later a term for the Devil. It doesn’t have that significance in the Old Testament, but one can see why it comes to suggest this. It implies a marked degree of godlessness. It is the kind of word the Old Testament uses to describe people who lead others into worshiping other people’s gods or who won’t lend to the needy or who want to rape a guest. Ironically and grievously, 1 Samuel will soon use this word to describe Eli’s own sons. Like the woman I described, Hannah is more polite to Eli than he