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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Eli. Every Eli in the Bible

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    Eli

    עֵלִי

    Eli was the high priest and judge of Israel who ministered at the tabernacle in Shiloh.

    verses
    30
    first named
    1 Samuel 1:3
    last named
    1 Kings 2:27
    period
    United Monarchy
    tribe
    Levi

    Description

    Who was Eli?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Eli, a prominent figure in 1 Samuel, served as the high priest and judge of Israel at the tabernacle in Shiloh. He first appears in the narrative when Hannah, the mother of Samuel, prays at the tabernacle (1Sa.1.9-17). Eli initially misunderstands her prayer but later blesses her. After Samuel's birth, Hannah dedicates him to serve under Eli at the tabernacle (1Sa.1.25-28). However, Eli's sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were wicked and did not follow God's ways (1Sa.2.12-17). Eli failed to restrain their behavior, leading to a prophecy of judgment against his family (1Sa.2.27-36). Eli continued to serve as the high priest and judge, while Samuel grew up in the tabernacle (1Samuel 3). In his old age, Eli received news of Israel's defeat by the Philistines, the capture of the Ark of the Covenant, and the death of his sons. Upon hearing this, Eli fell backward, broke his neck, and died at the age of 98 (1Sa.4.12-18). His death marked the end of an era and the beginning of Samuel's leadership as a prophet and judge.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Eli10 of 18 entities the graph connects to Eli, in one group: events 10. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Israel2 events · 2,578 versesLORD2 events · 1,004 versesStanding1 event · 228 versesOffering1 event · 157 versesSitting1 event · 122 versesSamuel15 events · 121 versesIniquity1 event · 119 versesShiloh1 event · 36 versesMinistry1 event · 31 versesHannah4 events · 11 versesEli

    The 10 best-attested of 18 are drawn. All 18 are listed below.

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    and 2 more, ordered by how many events they share.

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Eli happensThe one place the claims about Eli reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Shiloh. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Eli there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Shiloh
    United MonarchyThe one place the claims about Eli reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 30, across 2 books. The name is written 33 times in them.

    1. 1 Samuel29 verses

      1:31:91:121:131:141:171:252:112:122:202:222:273:13:23:53:63:83:93:123:143:153:164:44:114:134:144:154:1614:3

    2. 1 Kings1 verse

      2:27

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Hannah’s bringing of Samuel and Boy and Hannah StandingHannahThe mother of the prophet Samuel.via Boy and Samuel’s ministering and Hannah’s bringing of Samuel and BoySamuelProphet and last judge of Israel before the kingsvia Hophni and PhinehasDeath of Hophni and PhinehasDeath of Hophni and Phinehas is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Unnamed#4Unnamed#3A descendant of Ithamar the son of Aaron.via Boy and Samuel’s ministeringLORDNames or title used to refer to Godvia Hannah StandingStandingStanding is a concept gathering 199 labelled instances in the text.via Hannah’s bringing of Samuel and BoyBringingBringing is a concept gathering 447 labelled instances in the text.via Hannah’s bringing of Samuel and BoyShilohIsraelite sanctuary and assembly point during the judges' periodvia PhinehasAhitubFather of Ahimelech, High Priest at Nob killed by Saul

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