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Though Eli's own genealogy is not given in The Bible, some scholars have determined a genealogy based on that given to his sons. Abiathar is described by the Book of Chronicles as being a direct (paternal) descendant of Ithamar; the Books of Samuel state that Abiathar was a son of Ahimelek and that Ahimelek was a son of Ahitub, who is the brother of Ichabod. Consequently since the narrative states that Ichabod was the son of Phinehas, and that Phinehas was the son of Eli, a number of scholars have drawn the conclusion that Eli must be a descendant of Ithamar. David's father was Jesse, his mother is not mentioned in the Bible, but in the Talmud she is identified as Nitzevet, daughter of Adael.

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