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1. Aaron's third son by Elisheba, Amininadab's daughter, descended from Judah through Pharez (; ; ; ; ; ; ). On the death of Nadab and Abihu without children (; ) Eleazar had the oversight of the chief Levites, who kept the charge of the sanctuary (). With Ithamar his brother he ministered as a priest in his father's lifetime, and was invested in Aaron's high-priestly garments as his successor, on mount Her, just before his death (-28).
With Moses he superintended the census (), inaugurated Joshua whom Moses set before him (for Joshua was in this inferior to Moses, who had direct intercourse with God; Joshua must ask divine counsel through the high priest), and divided the Midianite spoil (; ). He took part in dividing Canaan (). He was buried in "the hill of Phinehas his son, ... mount Ephraim" (). The high priesthood passed to Ithamar's line in the person of Eli, but for the sin of Eli's sons reverted to Eleazar's line in the person of Zadok (; ; ; ).
2. Abinadab's son, of the "hill" of Kirjath Jearim; appointed by its inhabitants to take care of the ark on its return from the Philistines ().
3. Dodo the Ahohite's son, one of the three chief strongmen of David; perhaps descended from Ahoah of Benjamin (; ; ).
4. A Merarite Levite, son of Mahli, having daughters married to their "brethren" (cousins) (-22; ).
5. A priest at Nehemiah's feast of dedication ().
6. Son of Parosh, who married arid put away an alien wife ().
7. Phinehas' son, a Levite ().
8. Eliud's son, three generations above Joseph, husband of the Virgin Mary (). The name means "helped by God," and is the same as Lazarus (-25).