Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
ELEAZAR | 1. The third son of Aaron, and high priest after him, Ex 6:23; Nu 20:25-28. The high priesthood continued in his family through seven generations; till the time of Eli, when we find it transferred to the line of Ithamar. In the reigns of Saul and David, it was restored to the line of Eleazar, and so continued till after the captivity. 2. A son of Abinadab, honored with the charge of the ark while it was in his father's house, 1Sa 7:1. 3. One of David's champions, 2Sa 23:9; 1Ch 11:11-18. |