People of the Bible
Ithamar
Tribe of Levi
Family
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Palm isle, the fourth and youngest son of Aaron (1 Chr. 6:3). He was consecrated to the priesthood along with his brothers (Ex. 6:23); and after the death of Nadab and Abihu, he and Eleazar alone discharged the functions of that office (Lev. 10:6, 12; Num. 3:4). He and his family occupied the position of common priest till the high priesthood passed into his family in the person of Eli (1 Kings 2:27), the reasons for which are not recorded.
From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 20 verses
- Exodus
- 6:23, 28:1, 38:21
- Leviticus
- 10:6, 10:12, 10:16
- Numbers
- 3:2, 3:4, 4:28, 4:33, 7:8, 26:60
- 1 Chronicles
- 6:3, 24:1, 24:2, 24:3, 24:4, 24:5, 24:6
- Ezra
- 8:2
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.