1 Samuel 7:12

New Living Translation

Samuel then took a large stone and placed it between the towns of Mizpah and Jeshanah. He named it Ebenezer (which means “the stone of help”), for he said, “Up to this point the Lord has helped us!”

Cross References

Genesis 22:14

Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means “the Lord will provide”). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: “On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided.”

Genesis 35:14

Jacob set up a stone pillar to mark the place where God had spoken to him. Then he poured wine over it as an offering to God and anointed the pillar with olive oil.

Psalm 71:17

O God, you have taught me from my earliest childhood, and I constantly tell others about the wonderful things you do.

Psalm 71:6

Yes, you have been with me from birth; from my mother’s womb you have cared for me. No wonder I am always praising you!

Exodus 17:15

Moses built an altar there and named it Yahweh-Nissi (which means “the Lord is my banner”).

Isaiah 19:19

In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the heart of Egypt, and there will be a monument to the Lord at its border.

Acts 26:22

But God has protected me right up to this present time so I can testify to everyone, from the least to the greatest. I teach nothing except what the prophets and Moses said would happen—

2 Corinthians 1:10

And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us.

Joshua 4:9

Joshua also set up another pile of twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, at the place where the priests who carried the Ark of the Covenant were standing. And they are there to this day.

1 Samuel 14:35

Then Saul built an altar to the Lord; it was the first of the altars he built to the Lord.

1 Samuel 4:1

And Samuel’s words went out to all the people of Israel. At that time Israel was at war with the Philistines. The Israelite army was camped near Ebenezer, and the Philistines were at Aphek.

1 Samuel 5:1

After the Philistines captured the Ark of God, they took it from the battleground at Ebenezer to the town of Ashdod.

1 Samuel 7:11

The men of Israel chased them from Mizpah to a place below Beth-car, slaughtering them all along the way.