the name of that field wherein the Israelites were defeated by
the Philistines, when the ark of the Lord was taken, 1 Sam. iv, 1; also
a memorial stone set up by Samuel to commemorate a victory over the
Philistines. The word signifies _the stone of help_; and it was erected
by the prophet, saying, “Hitherto the Lord hath helped us.”
the Philistines, when the ark of the Lord was taken, 1 Sam. iv, 1; also
a memorial stone set up by Samuel to commemorate a victory over the
Philistines. The word signifies _the stone of help_; and it was erected
by the prophet, saying, “Hitherto the Lord hath helped us.”