Eleazar Facts for 3-8 Year Olds

Categories: Moses

Eleazar is the third son of Aaron and Elisheba.
His name means “God has helped.”
He has a son, Phinehas.
Aaron and his descendants are priests.
They wear sacred garments.
Their main duty as priests is to maintain a proper relationship between God and the Israelites.
Eleazar is in charge of the entire tabernacle and everything in it, including its holy furnishings and articles.
He becomes the eldest son when his older brothers disobey God.
He helps Moses after God stops a rebellion.
Eleazar gathers up the censers and scatters the coals away from the people.
He hammers them into thin sheets for covering the Altar.
Only Aaron and his sons can burn incense before God.
Eleazar supervises a cleansing ritual with a red heifer.
When Aaron is about to die, God instructs Moses to take him and Eleazar up Mount Hor.
Moses removes Aaron’s clothes and puts them on Eleazar.
Moses and Eleazar return to the people, and Eleazar is the new Chief Priest.
He will be High Priest for over twenty years.
Just before the people enter the Promised Land, Eleazar helps Moses number the people.
The new leader, Joshua, consults with Eleazar, who prayerfully advises him.
Eleazar and Joshua are in charge of distributing the inheritance of the land.
It is believed that Joshua and Eleazar die in the same year.
Eleazar is buried in the country of Ephraim.
Phinehas succeeds him as High Priest.