And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.
Every year this man would travel from his hometown to worship and offer sacrifices to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. The two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, served there as priests of the LORD.
This verse shows us that Elkanah was a faithful man who made the yearly pilgrimage to worship God at the central place of worship, where Eli's sons served as priests.
📚 Historical Context
In the time of the Judges, Israel was a loose confederation of tribes without a centralized king, and Shiloh served as the main site for national worship where the Tabernacle, housing the Ark of the Covenant, was located. Elkanah, a faithful Israelite from the tribe of Ephraim, made an annual journey to Shiloh to offer sacrifices and worship God, reflecting the religious customs of the day. The priests mentioned, Eli and his sons Hophni and Phinehas, were serving at the Tabernacle, though later biblical accounts reveal their corruption.
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