And he had two wives, one named Hannah [Hebr. Channah, from Hebr. chanan, meaning "grace"] and the other named Penina [meaning "jewel"], and Penina had children but Hannah had no children.
[The first polygamist mentioned in the Bible is Lamech (in the sixth generation from Adam and a descendant of Cain, the brother murderer) who boasted about killing a man, see . God's original plan was for one man and one woman to be married, see ; ; ; ; . A king should not take many wives, see ; . Although the Bible does not say "it was wrong" on every occasion, each example shows the jealousy and all the problems that polygamy brings, see ; .]
And it came to pass on a certain day, when Elkanah sacrificed, that he gave to his wife Peninnah, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions (portions of the sacrifice),
