Elizaphan
Elizaphan was a Levite leader from the Kohathite clan, responsible for various duties in the tabernacle and temple.
MaleLeviteTribe of LeviEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament5 books5 verses
Summary
A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exodus 6:22; referred to as Elizaphan or Elzaphan (אֱלִיצָפָן); son of Uzziel; a brother of Mishael, Sithri, Micah and Isshiah.
Glossary entries
Family members
- Father
Alternative names
- אֱלִיצָפָןElizaphan
- עֻזִּיאֵלElzaphanmeans “God of the northeast wind”
Mentions
- Exodus 6:22אֱלִיצָפָן · Elizaphan; עֻזִּיאֵל · ElzaphanThe sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
- Leviticus 10:4אֱלִיצָפָן · Elizaphan; עֻזִּיאֵל · ElzaphanMoses summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Come here; carry the bodies of your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the sanctuary.”
- Numbers 3:30אֱלִיצָפָן · Elizaphan; עֻזִּיאֵל · Elzaphan…and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
- 1 Chronicles 15:8אֱלִיצָפָן · Elizaphan; עֻזִּיאֵל · Elzaphan…from the Elizaphanites, Shemaiah the chief and 200 of his relatives;
- 2 Chronicles 29:13אֱלִיצָפָן · Elizaphan; עֻזִּיאֵל · ElzaphanShimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites;