Samuel’s mother most likely prepared her son to bow before High Priest Eli. When she took Samuel to the tabernacle, he was probably only three or four years old.
من الواضح ان يعقوب اوصى اولاده ان يسجدوا امام عيسو عندما كان على وشك مقابلته وهو عائد مع عائلته الى ارض كنعان .‏