Bible Strands
Elkanah
the name means God has obtained Strong's Lexicon
Elkanah was a Levite gatekeeper who resided in Jerusalem.
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
Children
Asa
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at 1 Chronicles 9:16.
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Verses that name Elkanah
- 1 Chronicles 9:16 Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.