Person Old Testament
Zuph
Also known as Zophai
Zuph, also called Zophai, was an Ephraimite Levite, an ancestor of Samuel the prophet. Mentioned in 2 verses across 2 books, first at 1 Samuel 1:1.
Why it matters. Levite ancestor of Samuel the prophet
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Zuph
Zuph/Zophai Zuph, also called Zophai in 1Ch.6.26, was a Levite of the Kohathite clan. He was an ancestor of Elkanah, the father of the prophet Samuel (1Sa.1.1). In the genealogy of the Kohathites, he is listed as the son of Elkanah and father of Toah (1Ch.6.35). Zuph lived in the hill country of Ephraim, where his descendant Samuel was born (1Sa.1.1).
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.