Numbers 4:16

And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.

Cross-reference

Numbers 4:9 Parallel

Numbers 4:9 describes covering the lampstand—a task overseen by Eleazar, who has charge of its oil in verse 16.

Numbers 3:32 establishes Eleazar's overall oversight of the sanctuary, which 4:16 then specifies with particular items.

Exodus 25:6 Parallel

Exodus 25:6 lists the same items — oil for light, spices for anointing oil and incense — that Eleazar is assigned to oversee in 4:16.

Exodus 27:20 commands the oil for the light, the very oil Eleazar oversees in 4:16.

Exodus 29:39-41 describes the regular grain offering, which Eleazar has oversight of in 4:16.

Exodus 30:23-33 gives the recipe for the holy anointing oil, which Eleazar oversees in 4:16.

Exodus 30:34-38 gives the recipe for the fragrant incense, which Eleazar oversees in 4:16.

Exodus 37:29 records the making of the anointing oil and incense, the very items Eleazar oversees in 4:16.

Leviticus 24:2 repeats the command for the oil for the light, which Eleazar has charge of in 4:16.

1 Chronicles 9:20 Historical context

1 Chronicles 9:20 names Phinehas, son of Eleazar, as ruler over the gatekeepers — a direct continuation of Eleazar's priestly oversight.

Exodus 27:21 describes tending the lamp, which Eleazar oversees the oil for in 4:16.