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David and Goliath, the call of Samuel, the witch of Endor, David and Bathsheba—such biblical stories are well known. But the books of 1 and 2 Samuel, where they are recorded, are among the most difficult books in the Bible. The Hebrew text is widely considered corrupt and sometimes even unintelligible. The social and religious customs are strange and seem to diverge from the tradition of Moses....

and Samuel arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am! For you called me.” And he said, “I did not call, my son. Go back and lie down.” 7 — Samuel did not yet know the Lord; the word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him — 6–7 Malamat notes a case of a divine manifestation in Mari where the same dream recurred on two successive nights to an inexperienced boy.16 Samuel did not yet know the Lord suggests that Samuel did not yet have the intimate knowledge of personal relationship with the Lord,
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