Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim Zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:
"He would give Hannah only one portion, because the Lord had closed her womb." The sacrificial meal which Elkanah's household enjoyed at Shiloh was evidently a peace-offering.  Payne defended the ASV rendition here as being at least "possible," adding that, "The Hebrew text, though obscure, at least suggests `worthy' or `double' portion; and such an act by Elkanah would partially explain Peninnah's conduct."[11]