Eleazar, son of
Abinadab or Aminadab, was an inhabitant of
Kiriath-Jearim
Kiriath-Jearim (also Kiryat Ye'arim; ', "city of woods"; ; Latin: ') was a city in the Land of Israel. It is mentioned 18 times in the Hebrew Bible. The biblical place was identified with Abu Ghosh.
Etymology
Other names are Kiriath-Ba'al, ...
and was "consecrated" ("set apart") to guard the
Ark of the Covenant
The Ark of the Covenant, also known as the Ark of the Testimony or the Ark of God, was a religious storage chest and relic held to be the most sacred object by the Israelites.
Religious tradition describes it as a wooden storage chest decorat ...
, 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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