Pinchas (son of Eli)

Pinchas was a son of the high priest Eli and brother of Hofni mentioned in the Tanach / Old Testament . He is not to be confused with Pinchas , the son of Eleazar .

Pinchas performed the priestly service at the sanctuary in Silo ( 1 Sam 1,3  EU ) together with his brother . In doing so, they sinned: Pinchas as well as Hofni appropriated the pilgrims' offerings ( 1 Sam 2.12–17  EU ) and associated with prostitutes in front of the sanctuary ( 1 Sam 2.22  EU ). They accompanied the ark on the campaign against the Philistines ( 1 Sam 4,4  EU ). Both perished in the battle of Afek ( 1 Sam 4,11  EU ). Pinchas' wife gave birth to their son Ikabod after his death ( 1 Sam 4,19-22  EU ).

literature

• Jürg Hutzli: The story of Hanna and Samuel. Textual critical and literary analysis of 1 Samuel 1–2 considering the context . Theological Publishing House Zurich, Zurich 2007. ISBN 978-3-290-17442-2 . Pp. 182-188.

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.