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Elkanah is a figure in the Book of Samuel, the husband of Hannah and father of Samuel. Elkanah may also refer to: * A Levite, ancestor of a certain Berechiah. (1 Chronicles 9: 16) * A Levite, son of the rebellious Korah and brother of Abiasaph. (Exodus 6: 24) * A Levite, descendant of Korah, who "came to David at Ziklag while he was still under restrictions because of Saul." (1 Chronicles chapter 12) * A Levite, descendant from Korah through Abiasaph, mentioned as the great grandfather of the next. (1 Chronicles chapter 6) * A Levite, mentioned as the great great great grandfather of Elkanah, Samuel's father. * One of the gatekeepers of the Ark of the Covenant, when David transferred it to Jerusalem. (1 Chronicles chapter 15) * An official in king Ahaz' court. (2 Chronicles chapter 28) See also Elkana or Elqana, Jewish settlement in the northern West Bank. ''Elknanah/Elkana'' can also be a surname or a male forename. Some notable people with the first name Elkanah: * Elkanah Settle (1648-1724) English poet and playwright * Elkanah Billings (1820-1876) Canada's first paleontologist * Elkanah Watson (1758-1842) American writer, agriculturalist and canal promoter * Elkanah Angwenyi (1983) Kenyan 1500m runner * Elkanah Armitage (1794-1876) British industrialist and Liberal politician. * Elkanah Greer (1825-1877) American cotton planter and general * Elkanah Young (1804-1876) Nova Scotia merchant and politician * Elkanah Onyeali (died 2008) Nigerian footballer * Elkanah Tisdale (1768-1835) American engraver and cartoonist * Elkanah Kelsey Dare (1782-1826) American hymn composers 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elkanah (name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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