Is Eli in the Bible blind?
Is Eli in the Bible blind? Philistine attack and the death of Eli Eli, who was nearly blind, was sitting at the front gate to hear the returning soldiers return was unaware of the event until he asked about all the commotion in the city. He was a Judge of Israel for a total of 40 years, and died at the age of 98. What is the point of the book of Eli? A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind....