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[[Text:EBD:Father |Father]] of Him; i.e., "worshipper of [[Text:EBD:God|God]]", the second of the sons of [[Text:EBD:Aaron |Aaron]] (Ex. 6:23; Num. 3:2; 26:60; 1 Chr. 6:3). Along with his three [[Text:EBD:Brother|brothers ]] he was consecrated to the [[Text:EBD:Priest|priest's ]] office (Ex. 28:1). With his father and elder brother he accompanied the seventy [[Text:EBD:Elder|elders ]] part of the way up the mount with [[Text:EBD:Moses |Moses]] (Ex. 24:1,9). On one occasion he and [[Text:EBD:Nadab |Nadab]] his brother offered [[Text:EBD:Incense|incense ]] in their [[Text:EBD:Censer|censers ]] filled with "strange" (i.e., common) [[Text:EBD:Fire|fire]], i.e., not with fire taken from the great brazen [[Text:EBD:Altar|altar ]] (Lev. 6:9, etc.), and for this offence they were struck dead, and were taken out and buried without the [[Text:EBD:Camp|camp ]] (Lev. 10:1-11; comp. Num. 3:4; 26:61; 1 Chr. 24:2). It is probable that when they committed this offence they were [[Text:EBD:Drunk|intoxicated]], for immediately after is given the law prohibiting the use of [[Text:EBD:Wine|wine ]] or [[Text:EBD:Drink, strong|strong drink ]] to the priests.

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