Phinehas ben Eleazar  ben Aaron

• General Notes
  • PHINEHAS fin'-e-as, -az, fin'-e-has, -haz (pinechac, "mouth of  brass"):  (1) Son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron (Exodus 6:25;  compare 1     Chroni cles 6:4;Ezra 7:5, where he is seen to be an  ancestor of     Ezra). He took  a leading partin cleansing Isrs  fin'-e-as, -az, fin'-e-has, -haz (pinechac, "mouth of brass"):  (3)  Father of a priest named Eleazar (Ezra 8:33; compare Ezra 8:2; 1   Es  dras 8:63, "Phinees"). Though Ezra 8:33 makes Phinehas the father,  presumption here is that   he is theson of Eleazer, which corresponds  with other scriptures.  --lmg Phinehas A Levite of Ezra?אשs time,  (Ezra 8:33) unless the meaning be that    Eleaz ar was of the family  of the great Phinehas. Book V, Chapter 2. How, After The Death Of  Joshua Their Commander, The Israelites     Transgre ssed The Laws Of  Their Country, And Experienced Great     Afflictions;And Wh en There  Was A Sedition Arisen, The Tribe Of     Benjamin Was Destroyed Exce  pting Only Six Hu