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Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill-country of Ephraim.
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The End of a Faithful Era
Commentators note that the deaths of Joshua and Eleazar mark the end of a generation characterized by "strict obedience to the law." Eleazar, the high priest, was Joshua's divinely appointed counselor, and their passing together signifies a major transition for Israel, after which the nation's faithfulness began to decline.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
(Eleazar’s burial-place is placed by Conder not at Tibneh but in the village of ‘Awertah.)
19th Century
Anglican
And Eleazar the son of Aaron died. —“Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun,” were the Moses and Aaron of this period. It i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Eleazar the son of Aaron died Very probably in a short time after Joshua; and, according to the Samaritan Chroni…
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