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Hophni ( Hebrew: חָפְנִי, Modern: Ḥofnī, Tiberian: Ḥop̄nī) and Phinehas or Phineas ( Hebrew: פִּינְחָס, Modern: Pīnḥas, Tiberian: Pīnəḥās) were the two sons of Eli. The first book of Samuel describes them as the officiating priests at the sanctuary of Shiloh at the time of Hannah. According to Josephus, Phinehas ...
The Sins of Eli’s Sons - Eli’s sons, ⌞Hophni and Phinehas,⌟ were good-for-nothing priests; they had no faith in the LORD. Now, this was how the priests dealt with the people who were offering sacrifices: While the meat was boiling, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand. Then he would stick it into the pot, kettle, cauldron, or pan. Whatever the fork brought up ⌞from the pot⌟ belonged to the priest. This is what the priests did in Shiloh to all ...
Jan 4, 2022 · The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.”. Worse, when Eli heard the news, he fell backward from his seat, broke his neck, and died on the same day. The pregnant wife of Phinehas heard the news, and she went into labor and died while giving birth ( 1 Samuel 4:19–21 ). The son was named Ichabod, a name ...
HOPHNI AND PHINEHAS hŏf’ nī and fĭn’ ī əs ( חָפְנִי׃֙, פִּ֣נְחָ֔ס) The sons of Eli, high priest at Shiloh ( 1 Sam 2-4 ). They were greedy and rapacious in fulfilling their duties as priests before the altar of Jehovah and they acted immorally with women at the Tabernacle. According to the law of Moses, the worshiper ...
The narrative of Hophni and Phinehas, which is also the account of the decline of the priestly house of Eli, is accompanied by the parallel narrative of the ascent of Samuel. The text emphasizes the character differences between Hophni and Phinehas and Samuel (cf. e.g., I Sam. 2:11 with 12; 2:13–17 with 18–20; 2:22–25 with 26).
The narrative of Hophni and Phinehas, which is also the account of the decline of the priestly house of Eli, is accompanied by the parallel narrative of the ascent of Samuel. The text emphasizes the character differences between Hophni and Phinehas and Samuel (cf. e.g., i Sam. 2:11 with 12; 2:13–17 with 18–20; 2:22–25 with 26). bibliography:
Hophni and Phinehas. The guilty and wretched sons of Eli the high priest. They grossly and continuously abused the influence of their position and sacred office; and their cupidity, violence, and impious profligacy, overbearing the feeble remonstrances of their father, brought disgrace and ruin on their family.
