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Hannah and weaning

Question

Hannah asked of her husband if she could not go to worship with him at that time but if she could have time to wean the child. What was the weaning process? How long did it take?

Answer

We are talking about the simple, but fairly full time process to raise and nurse a newborn. Specifically in this case the Scripture is talkingabout two years.

Regards, Eliahu Levenson