Ithamar

Aaron’s fourth and youngest son. Ithamar served as a priest to the tribes of Israel when the people lived in the desert wilderness between Egypt and the promised land of Canaan (Exodus 6:23; Numbers 3:2–4; 26:60; 1 Chronicles 6:3; 24:2). After the death of two of his brothers, he was given the special duty of being in charge of moving of the tabernacle (Numbers 4:28, 33; 7:8). During David’s reign, the descendants of Ithamar and Eleazar were organized as priests in the temple (1 Chronicles 24:3–6). Later, some of his descendants returned with Ezra from Babylon (Ezra 8:2).