Elkanah

husband of Hannah and father of Samuel in the Books of Samuel
Person human_biblical_figure Q2424977
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Elkanah

Summary

Elkanah is a human biblical figure[1]. He draws 96 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #244 of 529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Elkanah's father was Jeroham[3].
  • Among Elkanah's spouses was Hannah[4].
  • Among Elkanah's spouses was Peninnah[5].
  • A child of Elkanah was Samuel[6].
  • Elkanah's image is recorded as Elkanah and his two wives (c. 1430).jpg[7].
  • Elkanah is recorded as male[8].
  • Elkanah's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure[9].
  • Elkanah's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 38117256[10].
  • Elkanah's GND ID is recorded as 13379928X[11].
  • Elkanah's Commons category is recorded as Elkanah[12].
  • Elkanah's residence is recorded as Ramathaim-Zophim[13].
  • Elkanah's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0grhtn[14].
  • Elkanah's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Elkanah's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[16].
  • Elkanah's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[17].
  • Elkanah's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 1154[18].
  • Elkanah's present in work is recorded as First Book of Samuel[19].
  • Elkanah's present in work is recorded as 1 Chronicles 6[20].
  • Elkanah's FactGrid item ID is recorded as Q166576[21].
  • Elkanah's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007499240305171[22].
  • Elkanah's Google Arts & Culture entity ID is recorded as m0grhtn[23].
  • Elkanah's IxTheo authority ID is recorded as 691829861[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Elkanah's father was Jeroham[3].

Personal Life

Spouses include Hannah[4], a human biblical figure[25] and Peninnah[5], a human biblical figure[26]. A child of Elkanah was Samuel[6].

Why It Matters

Elkanah draws 96 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #244 of 529).[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Who were Elkanah's parents?

Elkanah's father was Jeroham[3].

Who was Elkanah married to?

Elkanah's spouses include Hannah[4] and Peninnah[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . First Book of Samuel. wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . First Book of Samuel. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . First Book of Samuel. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . 1 Samuel 1. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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