Abihu

Family: Israel · Role: son of Aaron · First appears: Exodus 6

In Exodus 6, Abihu was born to Aaron and Elisheba, alongside Nadab, Eleazar, and Ithamar. In Exodus 24, God commanded Moses to bring Abihu, Aaron, Nadab, and the elders to worship from afar; in Exodus 28, Abihu and his brothers were appointed, anointed, consecrated, and sanctified for priestly service before God.

In Leviticus 10, Abihu and Nadab offered strange fire before God, and “there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.” Mishael and Elzaphan carried their bodies out of the camp as Moses had commanded. Numbers 3 records the consecration of Aaron’s sons as priests and the assignment of the Levites to Aaron and his sons, while also stating that Abihu and Nadab died after offering strange fire in the wilderness of Sinai.

Relationship record

Life events

• Elisheba bears Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.(Exodus 6)
  • With: Elisheba Nadab Eleazar Ithamar
  • “and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.”
• Aaron and his sons are appointed to minister in the priest’s office.(Exodus 28)
  • With: God Aaron Nadab Eleazar Ithamar
  • “And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office”
• Aaron and his sons are commanded to be anointed, consecrated, and sanctified for priestly service.(Exodus 28)
  • With: God Aaron Nadab Eleazar Ithamar
  • “And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office.”
• God sent fire that killed Nadab and Abihu for offering strange fire.(Leviticus 10)
  • With: God Nadab
  • “And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.”
• Mishael and Elzaphan carried Nadab and Abihu’s bodies out of the camp.(Leviticus 10)
  • With: Moses Mishael Elzaphan Nadab
  • “So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.”
• Aaron’s sons were anointed and consecrated to serve as priests.(Numbers 3)
  • With: Aaron Nadab Eleazar Ithamar
  • “These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.”
• Nadab and Abihu died after offering strange fire before the LORD.(Numbers 3 · 📍 wilderness of Sinai)
  • With: Nadab
  • “And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai”
• God assigned the Levites to Aaron and his sons for tabernacle service.(Numbers 3)
  • With: God Aaron Nadab Eleazar Ithamar
  • “And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel.”
• Nadab and Abihu die after offering strange fire before God.(Numbers 26)
  • With: Nadab
  • “And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the LORD.”

Exodus 6

• parent: Aaron “And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.”
• parent: Elisheba “And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.”

Exodus 24

• commander: God “And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.”

Exodus 28

• siblings with Nadab “Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.”
• siblings with Eleazar “Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.”
• siblings with Ithamar “Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.”
• deity: God “And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office.”

Leviticus 10

• siblings with Nadab “And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer”
• siblings with Eleazar “And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons”
• siblings with Ithamar “And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons”
• judge: God “And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.”
• commander: God “And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.”

Numbers 3

• with Moses (Moses gave redemption money to Aaron's sons.) “And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD, as the LORD commanded Moses.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Five Books of Moses. Made with Rho MD.