Biblical People: Peninnah | Women in the Bible

Peninnah and Hannah, from Women of the Bible | by Peter DeHaan

The Family: Elkanah has two wives, Hannah (childless) and Peninnah (fertile). Annual Pilgrimage: Each year, Elkanah travels to Shiloh to worship and sacrifice to the Lord. Unequal Portions: At the feast, Elkanah gives portions of the sacrifice, often a double portion to Hannah because he loves her, even though the Lord had made her unable to have children. Provocation: Peninnah, Hannah's rival, constantly taunts and provokes Hannah because she is childless. Hannah's Grief: This yearly torment ca