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Eli

Priest who raises Samuel and whose house is judged.

priest at Shiloh2 Bible books6 chapters31 verse appearances

Who is this?

Aging priest and judge who serves at the tabernacle in and oversees the young 's training in the sanctuary. His sons and abuse the priestly office and refuse correction, prompting an unnamed man of God and then Samuel himself to announce judgment on Eli's house. When the ark is captured by the Philistines and his sons are killed in battle, Eli falls backward from his seat at the news and dies.

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