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Elkanah in the Bible — Who Was Elkanah? | fresh.bible

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Elkanah

A Levite ancestor — multiple figures bear this name, including Samuel's father

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Most notably, the father of Samuel the prophet. In 1 Chronicles 9, a Levite named Elkanah is listed among those who resettled near Jerusalem after exile.

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family_historyFather of Samuel (the most notable bearer)

Appears In6 mentions across 2 books

1 samuel

The Woman Who Had Everything Except the One Thing She Wanted

1 Samuel 1:1-8

Two Paths, One Temple

1 Samuel 2:11-17

Elkanah departs for home after fulfilling the family's worship obligations, his departure marking the moment Samuel's formation under Eli's supervision formally begins.

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Saul's Own People Switched Sides

1 Chronicles 12:1-7

This Elkanah is one of the Korahite warriors — from a Levitical clan — who joins David at Ziklag, part of the surprising cross-tribal support forming around the future king.

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