3 These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests. 4 Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron. 5 Then the LORD said to Moses,
Numbers 3:3–5
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