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Joshua 24:33
Eleazar son of Aaron also died, and they buried him at Gibeah, which had been given to his son Phinehas in the hill country of Ephraim.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Joshua concludes his covenant address to all the tribes by recording the death and burial of the high priest Eleazar, immediately following the burial of Joseph’s remains.
The words — מֵ֑ת (Met) literally means he died, and בְּ/גִבְעַת֙ (be./giv.'At) identifies the burial location as Gibeah.
The thread — The priestly line continues in Exodus 6:25 and Joshua 22:13, where Phinehas serves as a diplomatic envoy to the eastern tribes.
Why it lands — The verse documents the end of a priestly generation and the confirmation of a land inheritance, requiring the reader to recognize the tangible fulfillment of territorial and leadership promises.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.
Cross-references
- Exodus 6:25 Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families by their clans.
- Joshua 22:13 The Israelites sent Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest to the land of Gilead, to the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.
- Exodus 6:23 And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
- Numbers 3:32 The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
- Numbers 20:26 Remove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered to his people and will die there.”
- Joshua 14:1 Now these are the portions that the Israelites inherited in the land of Canaan, as distributed by Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the families of the tribes of Israel.
- Judges 20:28 and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?” The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”
- Job 30:23 Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.
- Psalms 49:10 For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
- Isaiah 57:1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.