Elkanah
Elkanah was a Levite gatekeeper who resided in Jerusalem.
The name Elkanah means “God the zealous; the zeal of God”
MaleLeviteTribe of LeviExile and Return eraOld Testament1 book1 verse
Summary
A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1 Chronicles 9:16; only referred to as Elkanah (אֶלְקָנָה); father of Asa.
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Family members
- Children
Alternative names
- אֶלְקָנָהElkanah
Mentions
- 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.