Ithamar

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For other uses, see Itamar (name).

In the Torah, Ithamar (Hebrew: אִיתָמָר, Modern: ʾĪtamar, Tiberian: ʾĪṯāmār, "palm tree isle") was the fourth (and the youngest) son of Aaron the High Priest.[1] Following the construction of the Tabernacle, he was responsible for recording an inventory to ensure that the constructed Tabernacle and its contents conformed to the vision given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai.[2]

Kohen

After the death of his two eldest brothers,

priest along with his elder brother, Eleazar, and Ithamar and Eleazar are regarded as the direct male ancestors of all Kohanim
.

Leviticus 10:16–18 records an incident when Moses was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, for failing to eat a sin offering inside the Tabernacle in accordance with the regulations set out in the preceding chapters of Leviticus regarding the entitlement of the priests to a share of the offerings they made on behalf of the Israelite people.

During the travels of the

lampstand).[4][1]

He was also in charge of the work of the

Levites
in general.

Descendants

According to

Samaritan for list of high priests from 1613 to 2013-the 131st high priest of the Samaritans was Elazar ben Tsedaka ben Yitzhaq; the 132nd high priest was Aharon ben Ab-Chisda ben Yaacob; the 133rd high priest is Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach.[citation needed
]

Burial site

The burial site of Ithamar is associated with the

Jews to one annual night close to 5 Shevat on the Hebrew calendar
(around January or February).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ithamar", Encyclopaedia Biblica
  2. ^ Exodus 38:21
  3. ^ Numbers 4:28,33
  4. ^ Numbers 4:16
  5. ^ Joshua 24:33.
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