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Ithamar ) is a masculine Hebrew first name which is mostly used in Israel . Its literal meaning is "isle of palm tree." In the Old Testament , Itamar is mentioned as the youngest son of Aaron the High Priest. After his two eldest brothers Datan and Aviram passed away, Itamar served as a priest along with his older brother, Elazar .1During the travels of the Israelites in the desert, he stood at the head of the children of Gershom and Merari , the carriers of the Tabernacle .2He was also in charge of the work of the Levites in general.3
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In the Torah , Ithamar ( Hebrew : אִיתָמָר , Modern : Itamar , Tiberian : ʼĪṯāmār , "palm tree isle/coast";an ancient Hebrew expression for "the father of Tamar") is mentioned as the youngest son of Aaron the High Priest.After the death of his two eldest brothers Nadab and Abihu , Ithamar served as a priest along with his elder brother, Eleazar .During the travels of the Israelites in the desert, Ithamar stood at the head of the children of Gershon and Merari , the carriers of the Tabernacle . He was also in charge of the work of the Levites in general. Ithamar and Eleazar are regarded as the direct male ancestors of all Kohanim .According to Samaritan sources a civil War broke out between the Sons of Itamar { Eli (Bible) } and the Sons of Phinehas -which resulted in the division of those who followed Eli and those who followed High Priest Uzzi ben Bukki at Mount Gerizim Bethel {A third group followed neither}.Likewise according to Samaritan sources the high Priests line of the sons of Phineas died out in 1624 C.E. with the death of the 112th High Priest Shlomyah ben Pinhas when the priesthood was transferred to the sons of Itamar ; see article Samaritan for list of High Priests from 1613 to 2004-the 131st High priest of the Samaritans is Elazar ben Tsedaka ben Yitzhaq The burial site of Ithamar is associated with the Hill of Phinehas as related in the Bible and is attributed with the location of the village of Awarta in the Samarian section of the current day West Bank .Due to the uncertain security situation, the Israel Defence Forces limits visits by Jews to one annual night close to the 5th of Shevat on the Hebrew calendar (around January-February).
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In the Torah , Ithamar ( Hebrew : אִיתָמָר , Modern : Itamar , Tiberian : ʼĪṯāmār , "palm tree isle/coast"; an ancient Hebrew expression for "the father of Tamar") was 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 .After the death of his two eldest brothers, Nadab and Abihu , when they had been punished by the Lord for performing an unauthorized sacrificial offering, Ithamar served as a priest along with his elder brother, Eleazar , and Ithamar and Eleazar are regarded as the direct male ancestors of all Kohanim .Leviticus 10:16-18 records an incident when Moses was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, for failing to eat a sin offering inside the Tabernacle in accordance with the regulations set out in the preceding chapters of Leviticus regarding the entitlement of the priests to a share of the offerings they made on behalf of the Israelite people.During the travels of the Israelites in the wilderness , Ithamar was responsible for the work of the sons of Gershon and Merari , the carriers of the Tabernacle fittings and structures, whilst Eleazar was responsible for the work of the sons of Kohath , who carried the cult objects (the ark , the altar and the lampstand ). He was also in charge of the work of the Levites in general. According to Samaritan sources a civil war broke out between the sons of Ithamar ( Eli ) and the sons of Phinehas {a son of Eleazar son of Aaron the High Priest} which resulted in the division of those who followed Eli and those who followed High Priest Uzzi ben Bukki at Mount Gerizim Bethel (a third group followed neither).Likewise according to Samaritan sources the high priests line of the sons of Phineas died out in 1624 CE with the death of the 112th High Priest Shlomyah ben Pinhas when the priesthood was transferred to the sons of Ithamar; see article Samaritan for list of high priests from 1613 to 2013-the 131st high priest of the Samaritans was Elazar ben Tsedaka ben Yitzhaq ; the 132nd high priest was Aharon ben Ab-Chisda ben Yaacob ; the 133rd high priest is Aabed-El ben Asher ben Matzliach . The burial site of Ithamar is associated with the Hill of Phinehas as related in the Bible and is attributed with the location of the village of Awarta in the Samarian section of the current day West Bank . Due to the uncertain security situation, the Israel Defense Forces limits visits by Jews to one annual night close to 5 Shevat on the Hebrew calendar (around January or February).
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In the Torah , Ithamar ( Hebrew : אִיתָמָר , Modern : Itamar , Tiberian : ʼĪṯāmār , "palm tree isle/coast"; an ancient Hebrew expression for "the father of Tamar") 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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In the Torah , Ithamar ( Hebrew : אִיתָמָר , Modern : ʼĪtamar , Tiberian : ʼĪṯāmār , "palm tree isle/coast"; an ancient Hebrew expression for "the father of Tamar") 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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High Priest of Israel; son of Aaron For other uses, see Itamar (name) .In the Bible, Ithamar ( Hebrew : אִיתָמָר , romanized : ʾĪṯāmār , lit. ' palm tree isle ' ) 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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