(brother of goodness)

1. The son of Phinehas and grandson of Eli, and therefore of the family of Ithamar (1 Samuel 14:3; 22:9, 11). He was succeeded by his son Ahijah (Ahimelech).
2. Son of Amariah, and father of Zadok the high priest (1 Chronicles 6:7-8; 2 Samuel 8:17) of the house of Eleazar