BIBLE PEOPLE | ITHAMAR

1. Bible People

a) The Bible is an historic record of real people and places. 

b) Here is a brief biography of such a person during Bible times.

2. Ithamar

a) Ithamar was the youngest of the four sons of Aaron (Exodus 6:23). He was consecrated as a priest along with his father and three brothers - Nadab, Abihu and Eleazar (Exodus 28:1). His job was to number the articles collected for the Tabernacle (Ex.38:21) and to supervise two priestly families, the Gershonites and the Merarites (Numbers 4:21-33). 

b) The priestly family founded by him included the high priest Eli and his descendants. Although Ithamar's family eventually lost the high priesthood, it continued as a priestly family after the Babylonian captivity (Ezra 8:2).