People of the Bible · Tribe of Levi

Jeroham, son of Elihu

The name Jeroham means “high; merciful; beloved.” Jeroham is mentioned in 3 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Samuel 1:1.

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Who was Jeroham?

Father of Elkanah, and grandfather of the prophet Samuel (1 Sam. 1:1).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Jeroham

  • 1 Samuel 1:1

    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:

  • 1 Chronicles 6:27

    Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:34

    The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

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