Bible Person

Zuph

Meaning: that beholds · Male · 3 cross references

Zuph is a Kohathite ancestor in the line leading to Elkanah and Samuel, and his name is tied to the region from which Samuel's family comes. He belongs to the genealogical background of one of Israel's most important prophetic households. First appears in 1 Sam 1:1.1

AI summary: Zuph matters because the cross references place him within the Levitical ancestry behind Samuel, the prophet who anoints kings and shapes Israel's transition from judges to monarchy. His name also lingers in the territorial memory of the region associated with that family line. Taken together, the material presents Zuph as an ancestral figure whose remembered line helps anchor Samuel's household within Israel's sacred history.1

Central Figure

Zuph

Meaning: that beholds

Honeycomb, a Kohathite Levite, ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel (1 Sam.