Biblical Profile: Eli
Eli Eli was Israel’s chief priest at the Tabernacle at Shiloh, Israel’s central shrine during the period of the judges. Eli apparently descended from Ithamar,...
This is character profiles on biblical_people and grace, drawing on 1 Samuel 2:11-4:22.
Eli Eli was Israel’s chief priest at the Tabernacle at Shiloh, Israel’s central shrine during the period of the judges. Eli apparently descended from Ithamar, Aaron’s youngest son (cp. 1 Kgs 2:27; 1 Chr 18:16; 24:3). Eli was sincere and devout, but he was weak in parenting his wicked sons, Hophni and Phinehas. When Eli encountered Hannah at the Tabernacle, he accused her of drunkenness as she fervently but silently asked God for a child.…
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