Joshua 24:33

“And Eleazar the son of Aaron died, etc.] Very probably in a short time after Joshua; and, according to the Samaritan Chronicle f538, he died as Joshua did, gathered the chief men of the children of Israel a little before his death, and enjoined them strict obedience to the commands of God, and took his leave of them, and then stripped himself of his holy garments, and clothed Phinehas his son with them; what his age was is not said: and they buried him in a hill [that pertaineth to] Phinehas his son; or in the hill of Phinehas; which was so called from him, and might have the name given it by his father, who might possess it before him, and what adjoined to it. The Jews in the above treatise…”

“Eleazar the son of Aaron died, and they buried him in . . . mount Ephraim--The sepulchre is at the modern village Awertah, which, according to Jewish travellers, contains the graves also of Ithamar, the brother of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar [VAN DE VELDE]. Next: Judges Introduction”

“(Eleazar’s burial-place is placed by Conder not at Tibneh but in the village of ‘Awertah.) return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Joshua 24". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/joshua-24.html. 1870. StudyLight.org © 2001-2026 Powered by Lightspeed Technology”

“Given him - By special favour, and for his better conveniency in attending upon the ark, which then was, and for a long time was to be in Shiloh, near this place: whereas the cities which were given to the priests, were in Judah. Benjamin, and Simeon, which were remote from Shiloh, tho' near the place where the ark was to have its settled abode, namely, at Jerusalem. It is probable Eleazar died about the same time with Joshua, as Aaron did in the same year with Moses. While Joshua lived, religion was kept up, under his care and influence, but after he and his contemporaries were gone, it swiftly went to decay. How well is it for the gospel church, that Christ, our Joshua, is still with it by…”

“24:33 Eleazar the high priest had stood beside Joshua during the process of allotting portions of the land to the tribes of Israel. • Joshua, Joseph, and Eleazar were all buried in Ephraim, in the central part of the newly conquered land. Their burial served as a final sign that God had fulfilled his promise to give Israel the land.”

“Eleazar: Jos 14:1; Exo 6:23, Exo 6:25; Num 3:32, Num 20:26-28 died: Job 30:23; Psa 49:10; Isa 57:1, Isa 57:2; Zac 1:5; Act 13:36; Heb 7:24; Heb 9:26, Heb 9:27 Phinehas: Jdg 20:28 Next: Judges Introduction”