Elkanah
אֶלְקָנָה · el.qa.nah · H0511I“God the zealous; the zeal of God” Hitchcock's 18692 mentions, all in 1 Chronicles
Who he was
Elkanah is mentioned in the genealogies of the Levites as an ancestor of the prophet Samuel (1Ch.6.25,36). He appears in the lineage traced from Kohath, the son of Levi, to Samuel and his descendants. This Elkanah is different from the Elkanah who was the father of Samuel, as the genealogy spans several generations. The mention of Elkanah in these passages serves to establish the Levitical lineage of Samuel and his family, highlighting their role in the priesthood and temple service.
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Family
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Every mention
2 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
1 Chronicles 2 mentions
1 Chronicles 6:25The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.1 Chronicles 6:36the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
What the dictionary says
God-created.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain