Introduction
Grandson of Aaron; the text credits him with halting a plague among the Israelites through a decisive act of zeal, after which he is promised a perpetual priesthood for his line
Family
- Father: Eleazar
This article records a figure from the Hebrew Bible's narrative genealogy of Israel, as told across the Torah and the Former Prophets. It follows the text's own presentation of events rather than adjudicating questions of historicity, which remain debated among biblical scholars and archaeologists.