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Elizaphan(elzaphan)

אֱלִיצָפָן/ee-LIZ-uh-fan/

“God has protected”

Summary

A Kohathite Levite who was chief of his family at the time of the Exodus and who was directed to remove the bodies of Nadab and Abihu; also the name of a prince of Zebulun.

☩Kohathite Chief

Elizaphan was the second son of Uzziel, grandson of Kohath, and chief of the Kohathite Levites at the time of the Exodus. When Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu were struck dead for offering unauthorized fire before the Lord, Moses directed Elizaphan and his elder brother Mishael to carry their corpses outside the camp. In those passages his name is contracted to Elzaphan. His family continued to be prominent: they were represented in David's time when the ark was brought to Jerusalem, and participated in Hezekiah's revival.

Key verses:Numbers 3:30Exodus 6:22Leviticus 10:41 Chronicles 15:82 Chronicles 29:13

☩Prince of Zebulun

A different Elizaphan, son of Parnach, was the prince or phylarch of the tribe of Zebulun, appointed to assist Moses and Eleazar in apportioning the land of Canaan among the tribes.

Key verses:Numbers 34:25

Related Verses6 mentions

Numbers· 2 verses

3:3034:25

Exodus· 1 verse

6:22

Leviticus· 1 verse

10:4

1 Chronicles· 1 verse

15:8

References

  1. 1.James Orr (ed.), "Elizaphan," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. II (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
  2. 2.George Morrish, "Elizaphan," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
  3. 3.John McClintock and James Strong, "Elizaphan," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. III (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).