Elkanah
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Elkanah is a biblical figure known as the husband of Hannah and the father of the prophet Samuel in the Hebrew Bible.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical figure
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| appearsInChapter |
1 Samuel 1
ⓘ
1 Samuel 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Ephraim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus |
recognized in Christian canon
ⓘ
recognized in Jewish canon ⓘ |
| childrenWith |
Hannah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peninnah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comforted | Hannah in her barrenness ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Israelite ⓘ |
| devotionalAttitude | faithful worshiper of the LORD ⓘ |
| familyResidence | Ramah in the hill country of Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyRole | head of his household ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAnotherWife | Peninnah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| householdComposition | two wives, children, and household in Ramah ⓘ |
| languageContext | Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | narrative character in the Deuteronomistic history ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Book of 1 Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
God has created
ⓘ
God has possessed ⓘ |
| offeringPractice |
gave Hannah a double portion because he loved her
ⓘ
gave portions of sacrificial meat to his family ⓘ |
| parentOf | other sons and daughters (unnamed in the text) ⓘ |
| pilgrimageDestination | Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
birth of Samuel
ⓘ
dedication of Samuel to the LORD at Shiloh ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousActivity | offered sacrifices at Shiloh ⓘ |
| scripturalRole |
father of the prophet Samuel
ⓘ
husband of Hannah ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
1 Samuel 1:1–28
ⓘ
1 Samuel 2:11 ⓘ |
| spouse |
Hannah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peninnah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualTradition |
Old Testament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tanakh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-monarchic period of ancient Israel ⓘ |
| tribalAffiliation | Ephraimite ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity | YHWH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPractice | went up yearly to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Samuel