Elkanah
Mentioned 1164–1041 BC traditional (Jones)
Another Levite of the line of Heman the singer, although he does not seem to have performed any of the usual Levitical offices. He was father of Samuel the prophet (1 Chr. 6:27, 34).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 42nd generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the Judges, 1450–1051 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Elihu, Jeroham, Eli, Hannah, Nahath, Ephraim, Peninnah, and Zuph.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Elkanah, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- possible location: Ramah2
- likely location: Ramathaim-zophim1
Timeline
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Mentions
Begat counts Elkanah in 10 tagged verses across 2 books.
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The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Elkanah 21 |
| KJV | Elkanah 21 |
| ASV | Elkanah 21 |
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1 Samuel8 verses
- 1:1
Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
- 1:4
And whenever the day came for Elkanah to present his sacrifice, he would give portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.
- 1:8
“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”
- 1:19
The next morning they got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then they returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
- 1:21
Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow,
- 1:23
“Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.
- 2:11
Then Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy began ministering to the LORD before Eli the priest.
- 2:20
And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
Another Levite of the line of Heman the singer, although he does not seem to have performed any of the usual Levitical offices. He was father of Samuel the prophet (1 Chr. 6:27, 34). He was “an Ephrathite” (1 Sam. 1:1, 4, 8), but lived at Ramah, a man of wealth and high position. He had two wives, Hannah, who was the mother of Samuel, and Peninnah.