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Biblical Marriages

What does the Bible really say about marriage?

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Elkanah
Wives: 2
Concubines: 0
Children: Many

Wives

Hannah

Samuel

Peninnah

Unnamed children

Scripture References

1 Samuel 1:1-2

Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, 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: And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

1 Samuel 1:20

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.