Bible Person

Jeroham

Meaning: high; merciful; beloved · Male · 3 cross references

Jeroham is an ancestor in the Samuel line and appears as father of Elkanah in the family tradition behind the prophet. He belongs to the Levitical-Ephraimite household from which Samuel emerges. First appears in 1 Sam 1:1.1

AI summary: Jeroham matters because the cross references situate him inside the lineage that leads to Samuel, one of the pivotal prophetic and transitional figures in Israel's history. Though Jeroham himself remains in the background, his place in the genealogy anchors Samuel's household within the remembered order of Israel. Taken together, the material presents Jeroham as a necessary ancestral link in the family line of the prophet Samuel.1

Central Figure

Jeroham

Meaning: high; merciful; beloved

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