Phinehas
Mentioned 1164–1086 BC traditional (Jones)
One of the sons of Eli, the high priest (1 Sam. 1:3; 2:12). He and his brother Hophni were guilty of great crimes, for which destruction came on the house of Eli (31).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- Mentioned in the era of the Judges, 1450–1051 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Hophni, Eli, Ahimelech, Ahitub, Ichabod, and Jonathan.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Phinehas, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- likely location: Shiloh3
Timeline
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Mentions
Begat counts Phinehas in 6 tagged verses in one book.
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The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Phinehas 25 |
| KJV | Phinehas 25 |
| ASV | Phinehas 25 |
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Every verse
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1 Samuel6 verses
- 1:3
Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
- 2:34
And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.
- 4:4
So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
- 4:11
The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
- 4:17
The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”
- 14:3
including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
One of the sons of Eli, the high priest (1 Sam. 1:3; 2:12). He and his brother Hophni were guilty of great crimes, for which destruction came on the house of Eli (31). He died in battle with the Philistines (1 Sam. 4:4, 11); and his wife, on hearing of his death, gave birth to a son, whom she called “Ichabod,” and then she died (19-22).