Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
Ver. 4. And Eleazar begat Phineas.] Famous for his zeal, and God's promise thereupon, that he and his should be priests before him for ever. Num 25:13 How Eli, of the lineage of Ithamar, came to be high priest, is nowhere expressed; but in this catalogue is no mention of him or his sons, but only of such as sprang from Eleazar.