Peninnah in the Bible

Meaning: pearl; precious stone; the face

Exact Match

He had two wives; the name of the first was Hannah and the name of the second was Peninnah. Now Peninnah had children, but Hannah was childless.

Verse ConceptsTwoMothers, Examples OfChildlessnessTwo WomenNamed WivesWifeKids

Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he used to give meat portions to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters.

And thereto her enemy Peninnah vexed her a good in casting her in the teeth how the LORD had made her barren.

Verse ConceptsdisabilitiesProvokingReasons For BarrennessTroubling IndividualsSchoolFun

Peninnah would behave this way year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the Lord's house, Peninnah would upset her so that she would weep and refuse to eat.

Verse ConceptsFasting, Reasons ForFasting, Nature OfdiseasesSuffering, Nature OfProvokingLost Appetite

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which had two wives, the one called Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.


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