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Date "Elkanah" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1611. (references)

Specialty Definition: ELKANAH

Domain Definition
Bible Elkanah God-created. (1.) The second son of Korah (Ex. 6:24), or, according to 1 Chr. 6:22, 23, more correctly his grandson. (2.) Another Levite of the line of Heman the singer, although he does not seem to have performed any of the usual Levitical offices. He was father of Samuel the prophet (1 Chr. 6:27, 34). He was "an Ephrathite" (1 Sam. 1:1, 4, 8), but lived at Ramah, a man of wealth and high position. He had two wives, Hannah, who was the mother of Samuel, and Peninnah. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.

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Common Expressions: ELKANAH

Expressions Definition
Elkanah Settle Elkanah Settle (January 1, 1648 - February 12, 1724), was an English poet and playwright. (references)

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Extended Definition: ELKANAH

Elkanah

There are several persons in the Bible called Elkanah:

  • Elkanah (husband of Hannah)
  • A Levite, ancestor of a certain Berechiah. (1 Chronicles 9: 16)
  • A Levite, son of the rebellious Korah and brother of Abiasaph. (Exodus 6: 24)
  • A Levite, descendant of Korah, who "came to David at Ziklag while he was still under restrictions because of Saul." (1 Chronicles chapter 12)
  • A Levite, descendant from Korah through Abiasaph, mantioned as the great grandfather of the next. (1 Chronicles chapter 6)
  • A Levite, mentioned as the great great great grandfather of the next.
  • One of the gatekeepers of the Ark of the Covenant, when David transferred it to Jerusalem. (1 Chronicles chapter 15)
  • An official in king Ahaz' court. (2 Chronicles chapter 28)

See also Elkana or Elqana, Jewish settlement in the Samaria region of the West Bank. Elknanah/Elkana can also be a surname or a male forename.

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Topics by Level of Interest: ELKANAH

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Elkanah 35     Elkanah 35
Elkanah Watson 16     Elkanah (husband of Hannah) 7
Elkanah Watson House 13     Elkanah Angwenyi 4
Elkanah (husband of Hannah) 7     Elkanah Settle 5
Elkanah Settle 5     Elkanah Watson 16
Elkanah Angwenyi 4     Elkanah Watson House 13

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