Hofni
Hofni was a son of the high priest Eli and brother of Pinchas .
According to the Tanach / Old Testament , Hofni and his brother performed the priestly service at the Ark of the Covenant in Silo ( 1 Sam 1.3 EU ). In their priestly service they disregarded cultic regulations about their ministry ( 2 Sam 2: 12-17 EU ). Both died in the battle of Aphek against the Philistines ( 1 Sam 4,1-18 EU ).
family tree
In 1 Chr 24.3 EU is Abimelech , a grandnephew Hofnis and great-grandson of Eli as "son Itamar " (the fourth son of Levi called). It remains unclear whether Hofni is a grandson or an even more distant descendant of Itamar.
Web links
- Andreas Angerstorfer: Hofni and Pinhas. In: Michaela Bauks, Klaus Koenen, Stefan Alkier (Eds.): The Scientific Biblical Lexicon on the Internet (WiBiLex), Stuttgart 2006 ff.