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.
Person
Elkanah
- Name means
- God the zealous; the zeal of God
- Belongs to
- Tribe of Levi
- Mentioned
- 10 verses · first in 1 Samuel 1:1
Family
About Elkanah
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Every mention
Others called Elkanah
People data: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dates are traditional estimates.