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Elkanah

Elkanah was the father of the prophet Samuel and husband of Hannah, who prayed fervently for a child. He is noted for his piety and regular worship at Shiloh.

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Where Elkanah appears

20 verses across 4 books.

1Chr10×1Sam8×Exod1×2Chr1×

Verses mentioning Elkanah

  • 1Chr 6:23 — Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
  • 1Chr 6:25 — And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
  • 1Chr 6:26 — As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
  • 1Chr 6:27 — Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
  • 1Chr 6:34 — The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
  • 1Chr 6:35 — The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
  • 1Chr 6:36 — The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
  • 1Chr 9:16 — And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
  • 1Chr 12:6 — Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and Jashobeam, the Korhites,
  • 1Chr 15:23 — And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
  • 1Sam 1:1 — Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
  • 1Sam 1:4 — And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:
  • 1Sam 1:8 — Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to thee than ten sons?
  • 1Sam 1:19 — And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.
  • 1Sam 1:21 — And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
  • 1Sam 1:23 — And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
  • 1Sam 2:11 — And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
  • 1Sam 2:20 — And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
  • 2Chr 28:7 — And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
  • Exod 6:24 — And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
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The Church Fathers on Elkanah

Patristic commentary on the Scriptures that name Elkanah.

43. Now when Elkanah's ascent is described, his whole house is said to have ascended with him, because those whose minds he elevates he holds as members of his household and intimates in the height of his contemplation. But what is the solemn sacrifice of Elkanah, that is, of our Redeemer, if not the love of that ineffable inner…

1. We have shown that this man indeed designates the Redeemer of the human race; Anna his wife, His Church; the boy Samuel, the people of believers from the nations; and Ramatha the city, the heavenly homeland. What then does it mean that after his wife's canticle Elkanah is said to have gone away to Ramatha his city, since Anna sang…

There was a man from Ramathaim Zophim ... Elkanah, etc. The first reading of Blessed Samuel typically designates one and the same Lord Christ, to be believed always as the Redeemer and Ruler of both the Synagogue and the Church; of one, boasting of herself from the justice of the law and the abundance of her believing progeny; of the…

And (he said) his name was Elkanah, etc. The names of the fathers of Elkanah unveil their lives, faith, virtues, and the sublimity of those in whom and through whom the Lord is accustomed to be spiritually born; that is, in whose acts or inspirations, faith and love of Him are infused into hearts where they were not before. Hieroam,…

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25 passages from 8 historic works cite verses that mention Elkanah.