Elkanah

Elkanah e and his two wives (illuminated manuscript, 1467)

Elkanah was, according to the First Book of Samuel, the husband of Hannah, and the father of her children including her first, Samuel.

Quotes

  • [To his wife Hannah, who suffered from infertility]] Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? Why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons?
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