Elihu אֱלִיהוּ
An ancestor of Samuel.
Biography
Elihu, also referred to as Eliel, is mentioned in the genealogies of the Kohathite Levites as an ancestor of the prophet Samuel (1Sa.1.1; 1Ch.6.27,34). He was the son of Tohu (1Sa.1.1) or Toah (1Ch.6.34) and the father of Jeroham, who was the father of Elkanah, Samuel's father. The variations in the names (Elihu, Eliel, and Eliab) may be due to scribal differences or alternative names for the same individual. The Bible does not provide any further information about Elihu's life or role as a Levite.
Family
In Scripture
2 biblical books1 Samuel 1 verse
- 1 Samuel 1:1
"Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite."
1 Chronicles 2 verses
- 1 Chronicles 6:27
"Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son."
- 1 Chronicles 6:34
"the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,"
Names & Aliases
| Form | Language | Script | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Named | Hebrew | אֱלִיהוּ | H0453G |
| Named | Hebrew | אֱלִיאָב | H0446L |
| Named | Hebrew | אֱלִיאֵל | H0447O |