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Eli , in the Bible, high priest and judge of Israel, teacher of the boy Samuel.

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A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | Â© A Dictionary of the Bible 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Eli A priest in Shiloh who was also a Judge (1 Sam. 4). He looked after the Ark of the Covenant and died of a heart attack when he heard that it had been captured by the Philistines.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Â© The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Eli in the Bible, the priest who acted as a teacher to the prophet Samuel, and whose successor Samuel became.

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