Achitub  

Two Israelites 

(Brother of goodness = good. )

• The son of Phinehas. On the death of his grandfather Eli he succeeded to the office of high priest, and was himself succeeded by his son Ahijah ( 1 Samuel 14:3 ;  1 Samuel 22:9  1 Samuel 22:11  1 Samuel 22:12  1 Samuel 22:20 ). 

   

• The father of Zadok, who was made high priest by Saul after the extermination of the family of Ahimelech ( 1 Chronicles 6:7  1 Chronicles 6:8 ;  2 Sam  8:17 ). 

   

  These dictionary topics are from
  M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
  published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.