1 Samuel 1:1
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 1
“Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:”1 Samuel 1:1
What Does 1 Samuel 1:1 Mean?
1 Samuel 1:1 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 1, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 1:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Chronicles 6:34“The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,”1 Chronicles 6:25“And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.”1 Samuel 1:19“And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.”1 Chronicles 6:27“Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.”Judges 17:1“And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah.”Ruth 1:2“And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.”1 Samuel 9:5“And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.”1 Chronicles 6:26“As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,”Judges 19:1“And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.”1 Samuel 7:17“And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.”1 Kings 11:26“And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.”Genesis 35:11“And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;”Genesis 48:7“And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet there was but a little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the way of Ephrath; the same is Bethlehem.”Exodus 6:24“And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.”Joshua 18:25“Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,”Joshua 24:33“And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.”Judges 4:5“And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.”Judges 12:5“And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;”1 Samuel 17:12“Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.”Matthew 27:57“When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple:”
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