Eleazar, son of
Abinadab or Aminadab, was an inhabitant of
Kiriath-Jearim
Kiriath-Jearim (also Kiryat Ye'arim; he, קִרְיַת-יְעָרִים ', "city of woods"; grc, Καριαθιαριμ ; Latin: ') was a city in the Land of Israel. It is mentioned 18 times in the Hebrew Bible. The biblical place was identif ...
and was "consecrated" or "set apart" to guard the
Ark of the Covenant
The Ark of the Covenant,; Ge'ez: also known as the Ark of the Testimony or the Ark of God, is an alleged artifact believed to be the most sacred relic of the Israelites, which is described as a wooden chest, covered in pure gold, with an el ...
, while it remained in the house of his father Abinadab after its return from
Philistine captivity. The Ark remained in Abinadab's house for 20 years
1 Samuel 7:1-2
Books of Samuel people)
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