Editing Ahitub

'''Ahitub''' ({{Langx|he|אֲחִיטוּב}} ''’{{Transliteration|he|Aḥiṭub}}'' or ''’{{Transliteration|he|Aḥiṭuv}}'' 'my brother is goodness') may refer to the following people in [[Bible|the Bible]]:

* [[Ahitub (High Priest)]], [[High Priest of Israel|High Priests of Israel]], son of [[Hophni and Phinehas|Phinehas]], grandson of [[Eli (biblical figure)|Eli]]
* Ahitub, father of [[Zadok]], grandson of [[Meraioth]]
* {{anchor|grandson of Azariah}} Ahitub, grandson of [[Azariah II|Azariah]], a priestly descendant through the priestly line of the first [[Zadok]], mentioned in [[1 Chronicles 6]]:11-12.<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Chronicles%206:11-12;&version=9; 1 Chronicles 6:11-12]</ref> this Ahitub also had a son (or probably grandson) by the name of Zadok. This Ahitub may have been high priest in the later time of the kings, but he also may not have been a high priest. He did become the ancestor of later high priests, which served during the fall of [[Jerusalem]] and post-exile.
* Ahitub, an ancestor of a person mentioned in [[Nehemiah 11|Nehemiah 11:11]].<ref>[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=16&chapter=11&verse=11&version=9&context=verse Nehemiah 11:11]</ref> This person might be one of the three aforementioned persons, but probably is not.

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