Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
Parallel translations
- KJV Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
- BSB Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas was the father of Abishua,
- NKJV Eleazar begot Phinehas, and Phinehas begot Abishua;
- NASB Eleazar fathered Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua,
- NLT Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
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Quick answer
The high-priestly line runs from Eleazar to Phinehas to Abishua. It begins the succession of Israel's chief priests.
Overview
The Chronicler traces the high priesthood through Eleazar's son Phinehas, who was zealous for God's honor and received a covenant of perpetual priesthood (Numbers 25:11-13). This line carried the office God established for atonement and worship. Its careful preservation underscores the importance of authorized priesthood, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus, the eternal High Priest.
Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Chr 6:50These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
- Exod 6:25Eleazar Aaron’s son took one of the daughters of Putiel as his wife; and she bore him Phinehas. These are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites according to their families.
- Ezra 7:1–5Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
- Josh 24:33Eleazar the son of Aaron died. They buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill country of Ephraim.
- 1 Chr 6:4–6Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
- Num 25:13It shall be to him, and to his offspring after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.’”
- Judg 20:28and Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days), saying, “Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease?” Yahweh said, “Go up; for tomorrow I will deliver him into your hand.”
- Num 31:6Moses sent them, one thousand of every tribe, to the war, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the vessels of the sanctuary and the trumpets for the alarm in his hand.
- Josh 22:13The children of Israel sent to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest.
- Num 25:6–11Behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought to his brothers a Midianite woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
- Ps 106:30–31Then Phinehas stood up, and executed judgment, so the plague was stopped.
- Ezra 8:2Of the sons of Phinehas, Gershom. Of the sons of Ithamar, Daniel. Of the sons of David, Hattush.
- 1 Chr 9:20Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them in time past, and Yahweh was with him.
- Josh 22:30–32When Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, even the heads of the thousands of Israel that were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them well.
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