{"id":11540,"date":"2024-11-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=11540"},"modified":"2026-09-21T14:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T14:26:10","slug":"meaning-of-eli-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/meaning-of-eli-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Ist Eli in der Bibel? Ja, der Priester, der Samuel aufzog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Yes. Eli was the priest at Shiloh who raised the prophet Samuel, and his story runs through 1 Samuel 1\u20134. His Hebrew name comes from a verb meaning &quot;to go up&quot; and is usually translated &quot;ascent&quot; or &quot;lofty.&quot; The &quot;Eli, Eli&quot; that Jesus cried from the cross is a different Hebrew word, meaning &quot;my God.&quot; Who was Eli in the Bible? Eli was the priest of the sanctuary at Shiloh, where the ark of God was kept, in the last\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eli was the priest at Shiloh who raised Samuel. His name means &quot;ascent&quot; or &quot;lofty&quot;; the &quot;Eli, Eli&quot; cried from the cross means &quot;my God.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[221],"class_list":["post-11540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-names-and-their-biblical-meanings"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6324,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/hannah-in-the-bible-a-study-of-her-life-and-symbolism\/","url_meta":{"origin":11540,"position":0},"title":"Who Was Hannah in the Bible? Samuel&#8217;s Mother, Her Prayer and Her Song","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Juli 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Hannah, Samuel's mother, prayed for a son at Shiloh and gave him to the Lord. 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