About Elkanah
Hebrew Name
אֶלְקָנָה
English Name
Elkanah
Phonetic Spelling
el-ka-NAH
What does Elkanah mean?
‘God has acquired’
וַיְהִי אִישׁ אֶחָד מִן־הָרָמָתַיִם צוֹפִים מֵהַר אֶפְרָיִם וּשְׁמוֹ אֶלְקָנָה בֶּן־יְרֹחָם בֶּן־אֱלִיהוּא בֶּן־תֹּחוּ בֶן־צוּף אֶפְרָתִי׃ There was a man from Ramathaim of the Zuphites, in the hill country of Efraim, whose name was Elkana son of Jeroham son of Elihu son of Tohu son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
Description about Elkanah
Elkanah was a Levite and the father of Samuel the Prophet.
Attribute of Elkanah
Righteousness, inspiration, leadership.
Where is Elkanah in the Bible?
I Samuel 1; I Chronicles 6:19
What did Elkanah do in the Bible?
Elkanah was a righteous man from the Tribe of Levi who lived in Samaria. He was famous for inspiring the People of Israel to make pilgrimages to the Tabernacle at Shiloh. He fathered Samuel the Prophet with his wife Hannah.
What does the Bible say about Elkanah?
Righteous
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