the third son of Aaron, and his successor in the dignity of
high priest, Exod. vi, 23. He entered into the land of Canaan with
Joshua, and is supposed to have lived there upward of twenty years. The
high priesthood continued in his family till the time of Eli. He was
buried in a hill that belonged to the son of Phineas, Joshua xxiv.
2. ELEAZAR, the son of Aminadab, to whose care the ark was committed
when it was sent back by the Philistines, 1 Samuel vii. He is thought to
have been a priest, or at least a Levite, though he is not mentioned in
the catalogue of the sons of Levi.
high priest, Exod. vi, 23. He entered into the land of Canaan with
Joshua, and is supposed to have lived there upward of twenty years. The
high priesthood continued in his family till the time of Eli. He was
buried in a hill that belonged to the son of Phineas, Joshua xxiv.
2. ELEAZAR, the son of Aminadab, to whose care the ark was committed
when it was sent back by the Philistines, 1 Samuel vii. He is thought to
have been a priest, or at least a Levite, though he is not mentioned in
the catalogue of the sons of Levi.