Elkanah

About Elkanah Written by AI

Elkanah is mentioned as one of the Levites who served as a gatekeeper in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 9:16). He is listed among the Levites who resided in Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian exile. The gatekeepers were responsible for guarding the entrances to the temple and maintaining order within its precincts. Elkanah's specific duties as a gatekeeper are not elaborated upon in the text. His presence in the list of Levites residing in Jerusalem highlights the importance of the Levitical roles in the restored community and the temple service.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Elkanah, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

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.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.