Elkanah

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title: Elkanah
text: Elkanah was, according to the First Book of Samuel, the husband of Hannah, and the father of her children including her first, Samuel. Elkanah practiced polygamy; his other wife, less favoured but bearing more children, was named Peninnah. The names of Elkanah's other children apart from Samuel are not given. Elkanah plays only a minor role in the narrative, and is mostly a supporting character to Eli, Hannah, and Samuel.
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description: Husband of Hannah and father of Samuel in the Books of Samuel
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date created: 2006-09-03T22:56:17Z
date modified: 2024-09-07T07:57:54Z
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