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| + | == Kever Elkana Hanavi == | ||
| + | Elkanah is buried in the village of Kadita along side the Amorah Rebbe Bena. A traditional location for his Kever has long been recognized and built up. Recently Yisroel Meir Gabbi and his organization Ohali Tzadikim claimed that based on his research of the area and descriptions of early pilgrims to the grave, that the true Kever is a few dozen meters away from the currently identified location. | ||
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<gallery widths=180px heights=120px perrow=4 caption="Kever Elkana and Rebbe Bena Gallery"> | <gallery widths=180px heights=120px perrow=4 caption="Kever Elkana and Rebbe Bena Gallery"> | ||
File:00000168 kever elkana amongst kadita hills.jpg | File:00000168 kever elkana amongst kadita hills.jpg | ||
Revision as of 08:59, 18 April 2012
Elakan was a Levite and father of Shmuel Hanavi. Elakan himself was a Navi and he is identified as being the anonymous prophet that prophesied to Eli Hakohen about his punishment and the severance of his family.
Elkanah is buried in the village of Kadita along side the Amorah Rebbe Bena. A traditional location for his Kever has long been recognized and built up. Recently Yisroel Meir Gabbi and his organization Ohali Tzadikim claimed that based on his research of the area and descriptions of early pilgrims to the grave, that the true Kever is a few dozen meters away from the currently identified location.
- Kever Elkana and Rebbe Bena Gallery
