Eli
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Eli at the temple in Shiloh
1 Samuel 1:9Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the Lord's house.
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Journey Timeline
High Priestc. 1140-1100 BC
ShilohEli serves as high priest and judge of Israel at Shiloh.
1SA 1:9; 4:18Hannah's Prayerc. 1105 BC
JerusalemEli initially mistakes Hannah's prayer for drunkenness, then blesses her.
1SA 1:12-18Wicked Sonsc. 1100 BC
JerusalemEli's sons Hophni and Phinehas sin grievously; Eli rebukes them weakly.
1SA 2:12-17, 22-25Deathc. 1075 BC
JerusalemEli falls and dies upon hearing the Ark is captured and his sons killed.
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