Ithamar
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In the Bible, Ithamar () was the fourth (and the youngest) son of Aaron the High Priest. Following the construction of the Tabernacle, he was responsible for recording an inventory to ensure that the constructed Tabernacle and its contents conformed to the vision given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai.
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- First Book of Chronicles
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- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
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In the Bible, Ithamar () was the fourth (and the youngest) son of Aaron the High Priest. Following the construction of the Tabernacle, he was responsible for recording an inventory to ensure that the constructed Tabernacle and its contents conformed to the vision given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai.
==Kohen== After the death of his two eldest brothers, Nadab and Abihu, when God punished them for performing an unauthorized incense offering, Ithamar served as a kohen (priest) along with his elder brother, Eleazar. Ithamar and Eleazar are regarded as the direct male ancestors of all Kohanim.
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