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    7 others in the registry answer to the name Elkanah. Every Elkanah in the Bible

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    Elkanah

    אֶלְקָנָה

    Elkanah was the father of the prophet Samuel and husband of Hannah.

    verses
    10
    first named
    1 Samuel 1:1
    last named
    1 Chronicles 6:34
    period
    United Monarchy
    tribe
    Levi

    Description

    Who was Elkanah?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Elkanah, an Ephraimite from Ramathaim-zophim, was the father of the prophet Samuel and the husband of Hannah and Peninnah (1Sa.1.1,4). He was a devout man who regularly went to worship and sacrifice to the Lord at Shiloh (1Sa.1.3). Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. While Peninnah had children, Hannah was barren (1Sa.1.2). Despite Hannah's inability to bear children, Elkanah loved her deeply and tried to comfort her (1Sa.1.8). Hannah prayed fervently for a child and vowed to dedicate him to the Lord's service (1Sa.1.11). After the birth of Samuel, Elkanah supported Hannah in fulfilling her vow and brought the child to serve in the tabernacle under Eli the priest (1Sa.1.21-28). Elkanah continued to worship at Shiloh and received a blessing from Eli for his devotion (1Sa.2.20). He is also mentioned in the genealogies of the Levites as an ancestor of Samuel and his sons (1Ch.6.27,34). Elkanah's story highlights his faithfulness, love for his family, and support for Hannah's dedication of Samuel to the Lord's service.

    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 Elkanah10 of 14 entities the graph connects to Elkanah, in 3 groups: kinship 2, company 1, events 7. 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.SamuelFather of · 1 event · 121 versesHannahSpouse of · 9 events · 11 versesKinshipElkanah Worship SacrificeTook part in · 4 versesCompanyLORD2 events · 1,004 versesSacrifice2 events · 177 versesChildren1 event · 81 versesWorship1 event · 56 versesMizpah2 events · 50 versesShiloh1 event · 36 versesEli1 event · 30 versesEventsElkanah

    The 10 best-attested of 14 are drawn. All 14 are listed below.

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    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 Elkanah happensAll 2 places the claims about Elkanah reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Mizpah, Shiloh. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Elkanah 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.MizpahShiloh
    United MonarchyAll 2 places the claims about Elkanah reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 10, across 2 books.

    1. 1 Samuel8 verses

      1:11:41:81:191:211:232:112:20

    2. 1 Chronicles2 verses

      6:276:34

    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 and PeninnahPeninnah’s provocation of HannahPeninnah’s provocation of Hannah is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via JerohamElihuAn ancestor of Samuel.via Elkanah and Hannah’s going homeGoing HomeGoing Home is a concept gathering 8 labelled instances in the text.via Samuel and HannahHannah’s askingHannah’s asking is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Samuel and HannahHannah’s bringing of Samuel and BoyHannah’s bringing of Samuel and Boy is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.via Samuel and HannahHannah’s taking of SamuelHannah’s taking of Samuel is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via Samuel and HannahHannah’s weaning of SamuelHannah’s weaning of Samuel is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via Elkanah Worship SacrificeLORDNames or title used to refer to Godvia Elkanah Worship SacrificeSacrificeSacrifice is a concept gathering 103 labelled instances in the text.

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