“He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other P’ninah. P’ninah had children, but Hannah had no children.”-1 Samuel 1:2 In verse 2 we’re told Elkanah had two wives. One named P’ninah and one named Hannah. This means Elkanah was a fairly wealthy man. Now here’s the thing… In those days, a man having […]

“There was a man from Ramatayim-Tzofim, in the hills of Efrayim, whose name was Elkanah the son of Yerocham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tochu, the son of Tzuf, from Efrat.”-1 Samuel 1:1 Let’s take a look at Elkanah’s genealogy. By taking a look at the names, we can see that the family […]

Today we begin 1 Samuel Chapter 1. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James Version, click HERE. “There was a man from Ramatayim-Tzofim, in the hills of Efrayim, whose name was Elkanah the son of Yerocham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tochu, the son of Tzuf, from Efrat.”-1 Samuel […]

Israel was NOT a united nation at the time of Samuel. It was more a loose cluster of tribes and clans. And battles between these tribes and clans over territory was a regular thing. This was and is the norm for tribal societies in the Middle East…even to this day. But it should NOT be […]

I wanna show you something interesting. Take a look at the following word: ADULTERY Whaddaya think that word means? If you’re from the west, you probably assume adultery is when a married man or a married woman has sex with another person other than his or her spouse. However, that ain’t the Biblical meaning of […]