Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>]

The curse in 1 Samuel was not that Eleazar’s line would come to an end, but 
that because of the sin of Eli and his sons, the inheritance of the office of 
high priest would be taken from Eleazar’s line to Ithamar’s descendents.

Karl W. Randolph.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin W. Woodruff" <cierpke AT prodigy.net>

> Friends at B-Hebrew:
> 
> I was asked by one of my students why during the time
> of Eli was the high priestly line transferred from the
> descendents of Eleazar to the line of Ithamar, since
> it is obvious that the line of Eleazar continued to
> have descendents according to 1 Chronicles 6:3-8?
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Kevin
> 
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