as recorded in 1 Samuel 1:7. God heard her plea, and the prophet Samuel was soon born. Judah, Ezra, the people of Nineveh, Nehemiah, David, and Anna are also among those whose fasts are noted in the Word. The Bible records many different circumstances, types, and lengths of fasts. In addition to those I just mentioned, Joshua fasted forty days, and Daniel partially fasted twenty-one days. It is recorded that the apostle Paul was on at least two fasts: one for three days and one for
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