1094/1093 BC
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Eli · judge
life, dates, and events
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Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 2830–2870
Reference under review · 1054/1053 BC
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Look up Eli in the study works
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Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Eli →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Eli →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Eli →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Eli →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
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Events involving Eli · judge
Creation year 28311093/1092 BC
Eli judges Israel
Eli’s forty-year judgeship ends with the capture of the ark and his death.
1 Samuel 4:18 · KJV
“And he had judged Israel forty years.”
Judges and 1 Samuel chronology
Open Creation year 2831 in the Original Timeline →This placement follows the dated sequence, oppressions, judgeships, land-rest intervals, and Ark notices preserved in Judges and 1 Samuel. Where a rule and a land-rest interval differ, the timeline keeps them distinct.