Phinehas
Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest, was known for his wickedness and died in battle against the Philistines along with his brother Hophni.
The name Phinehas means “bold aspect; face of trust or protection”
MalePriestTribe of LeviUnited Monarchy eraOld Testament1 book7 verses
Summary
A priest living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1 Samuel 1:3; son of Eli; brother of Hophni; father of Ichabod and Ahitub; called Phinehas (פִּינְחָס).
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- פִּינְחָסPhinehas
Mentions
- Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
- And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.
- So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
- The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
- The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”
- Now Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her.
- …including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.