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Eleazar

Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary

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the third son of Aaron, and his successor in the dignity of high priest, Exodus 6:23 . 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 24.

2. ELEAZAR, the son of Aminadab, to whose care the ark was committed when it was sent back by the Philistines, 1 Samuel 7. 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.

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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Eleazar'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​wtd/​e/eleazar.html. 1831-2.
 
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