Ahitub (son of Phinehas)

Ahitub (son of Phinehas) is a high priest living at the time of the united monarchy, from the tribe of Levi. He is named in 5 verses of the Bible, first in 1 Samuel 14:3.

Family

Verses

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 14:3
  And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, I–chabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the Lord’s priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.
• 1 Samuel 22:9
  Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.
• 1 Samuel 22:11
  Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.Then the king sent messengers to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests at Nob. And all of them came to the king.
• 1 Samuel 22:12
  And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.“Listen now, son of Ahitub,” said Saul. “Here I am, my lord,” he replied.
• 1 Samuel 22:20
  And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.

Notes

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