Bible Person
Meaning: help of God · Male · 1 cross reference
This Eleazar entry refers to the son of Abinadab set apart to guard the ark at Kirjath-jearim, not to the post-exilic or genealogical figures of the same name. He belongs to the reverent care given to the ark before its movement under David. First appears in 1 Sam 7:1.1
AI summary: This Eleazar matters because his single cross reference places him at a quiet but significant stage in Israel's history with the ark, where holiness and restraint are central. The entry helps show that sacred things were not merely objects of national symbolism but required consecrated service. Taken together, the material presents this Eleazar as an ark guardian in a period of waiting and reverence.1
Central Figure
Eleazar
Meaning: help of God
An inhabitant of Kirjath-jearim who was “sanctified” to take charge of the ark, although not allowed to touch it, while it remained in the house of his father Abinadab (1 Sam.
An inhabitant of Kirjath-jearim who was “sanctified” to take charge of the ark, although not allowed to touch it, while it remained in the house of his father Abinadab (1 Sam. 7:1, 2; comp. Num. 3:31; 4:15). 3
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.