Nadab
Mentioned 1699–1014 BC traditional (Jones)
The eldest of Aaron’s four sons (Ex. 6:23; Num. 3:2). He with his brothers and their father were consecrated as priests of Jehovah (Ex. 28:1).
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
- The 28th generation from Adam, counting Adam as the first.
- Mentioned in the era of the Judges, 1450–1051 BC.
- Named in the same verses as Abihu, Aaron, Eleazar, Ithamar, Moses, Amminadab, Amram, and Elisheba.
Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).
Family
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Places
Places named in the same verses as Nadab, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- location not graded: Sinai1
Timeline
The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1870–843 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 6 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.
Mentions
12 tagged verses in 4 books. Select a book to read its verses.
The name in each translation
| Text | Occurrences of each name |
|---|---|
| BSB | Nadab 22 |
| KJV | Nadab 20 |
| ASV | Nadab 20 |
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Every verse
All 12 tagged verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Exodus4 verses
- 6:23
And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
- 24:1
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.
- 24:9
Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,
- 28:1
“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.
Leviticus1 verse
- 10:1
Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.
Numbers4 verses
- 3:2
These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- 3:4
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.
- 26:60
Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron,
- 26:61
but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD.
1 Chronicles3 verses
- 6:3
The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- 24:1
These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- 24:2
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.
The eldest of Aaron’s four sons (Ex. 6:23; Num. 3:2). He with his brothers and their father were consecrated as priests of Jehovah (Ex. 28:1). He afterwards perished with Abihu for the sin of offering strange fire on the altar of burnt-offering (Lev. 10:1, 2; Num. 3:4; 26:60).