1 Samuel person
Elkanah
person
People
also: Elkanah
Elkanah, son of Jeroham, is a man in 1 Samuel whose household offerings and words to Hannah are recorded.
Elkanah is the man in 1 Samuel identified as the son of Jeroham, associated with Hannah and Peninnah, and with a household that went up to sacrifice to the LORD. 1 Samuel 1:1 1 Samuel 1:4 1 Samuel 1:8
His name occurs in at least 8 verses in 1 Samuel. The passage says that he gave portions to Peninnah and her children, spoke to Hannah in her grief, and went up with all his house for the annual sacrifice and his vow. 1 Samuel 1:4 1 Samuel 1:8 1 Samuel 1:21 Eli later blessed Elkanah and his wife before they returned to their place. 1 Samuel 2:20
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1 Samuel 1:1
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1 Samuel