What did Eli do in bible?

Answer 1

Eli was the next-to-last of the Judges, followed by Samuel. He is spoken of in the first few chapters of 1 Samuel. See also:

The Judges

Answer 2

Eli was a priest at Shiloh in the period of the judges (1 Samuel 1:3 , 9). Shiloh was about ten miles (16 kilometers) north of Jerusalem. Eli had two sons who were priests, Hophni and Phinehas. No lineage is recorded for Eli, but there are two possible suggestions. First, he is a descendant of Ithamar, Aaron's younger son (1 Samuel 22:20; 1 Kings 2:27; 1 Chronicles 24:3); or second, he comes from the house of Eleazar (Exodus 6:23-25).

In 1 Samuel 1, Eli blessed the childless Hannah, Elkanah's wife. She had been praying for a son. Later, Hannah did have a son, Samuel. When he was weaned, he was brought by his mother to Eli for service and training in the sanctuary, according to her promise to the Lord.

Eli's sons, Hophni and Phinehas, acted wickedly despite Eli's protests. For this, God promised judgment upon Eli's family (1 Samuel 2:27, 36). The sons of Eli were to die on the same day (2:34). The fulfillment came in a battle with the Philistines at Aphek (4:11, 17). Eli, too, died when he heard of the defeat and the loss of the ark of the covenant to the Philistines. At his death he was 98 years old. Besides being a priest, he also had judged Israel for forty years (4:15-18). Eli's daughter-in-law, Phinehas's wife, died in childbirth, brokenhearted over the loss of her husband and the ark. She named her son Ichabod because she felt that there was no more hope (4:19-22).

Eli was no doubt sincere and devout, but he was also weak and lenient. As a result, destruction came to his family.
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Answer 3

One thought:

Eli was a high priest who judged Israel for 40 years. He is remembered for sitting outside the tabernacle and reprimanding godly Hannah, whom he mistakenly accused of being drunk, when she was praying earnestly to God for a child. God answered her prayer and gave her Samuel (1Samuel 1:9-18, 20, 24, 28; 2:11,18) who came to serve under Eli at the temple. Because Eli refused to discipline his rebellious sons, Hophni and Phinehas, who also served as priests, and honored his sons more than God, he was told that he and his good-for-nothing sons, would die, and the power and influence of his family would be 'cut off'(1Samuel 2:12-17, 22-25, 29)(1Samuel 2:27-36/1Samuel 3:11-18). This is fulfilled over a period of time (1Samuel 4:2-18), (1Samuel 14:3; 22:11+18)(1Samuel 22:20/ 2Samuel 19:11/1Kings 1:7; 2:26+27)(1Samuel 3:13+14).

Answer 4

Eli is, if that is what your asking, a priest who didn't stop his sons from mocking god, so god would punish Eli.

Answer 5

Eli was a priest in The Bible about Samuel's time.

Answer 6

Eli was the high priest in the book of 1Samuel.

Answer 7

Eli was a priest in the book of Samuel, but he failed to control his sons from doing wrong against god.

Answer 8

Yes. Eli was a priest and judge in the time of the book of 1rst Samuel.

Answer 9

Eli was one of Joseph's brothers.

Answer 10

He was a priest Read 1 Samuel chapter 1