And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
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Glossary
- Eli Person
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Ascent, the high priest when the ark was at Shiloh ( 1 Sam. 1:3 , 9). He was the first of the line of Ithamar, Aaron’s fourth son ( 1 Chr. 24:3 ; comp. 2 Sam. 8:17 ), who held that office.
- Elkanah Person
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God-created. (1. ) The second son of Korah ( Ex. 6:24 ), or, according to 1 Chr. 6:22 , 23, more correctly his grandson.
- Ramah Place
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Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Al Ram.