Elihu

Elihu, also known as Eliel, was an ancestor of the prophet Samuel.

The name Elihu means “he is my God himself”

MaleLeviteTribe of LeviUnited Monarchy eraOld Testament2 books3 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1 Samuel 1:1; referred to as Elihu (אֱלִיהוּ), Eliab (אֱלִיאָב), or Eliel (אֱלִיאֵל); a son of Tohu; father of Jeroham.

Glossary entries

Elihu Eliel Eliab

Family members

Father: Tohu
Children: Jeroham

Alternative names

אֱלִיאָבEliabmeans “God is my father; God is the father”
אֱלִיאֵלElielmeans “God, my God”
אֱלִיהוּElihu

Mentions

1 Samuel 1:1אֱלִיהוּ · Elihu
Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
1 Chronicles 6:27אֱלִיאָב · Eliab
Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
1 Chronicles 6:34אֱלִיאֵל · Eliel
…the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,