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Elkanah

A Levite, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · Tribe of Levi · named in 2 verses

the name means God has obtained Strong's Lexicon

Elkanah was a Levite ancestor of Samuel mentioned in the genealogies.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

God-created. (1.) The second son of Korah (Ex. 6:24), or, according to 1 Chr. 6:22, 23, more correctly his grandson.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Parents Shaul
Children Amasai

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at 1 Chronicles 6:25.

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Verses that name Elkanah