Ahitub (Hebrew: אֲחִיטוּב ʾĂḥīṭūḇ, "my brother is goodness" or "brother of goodness") was a High Priest of Israel cited in the Bible.
He was the son of Phinehas, grandson of Eli, and brother of Ichabod.
On the death of his grandfather Eli he most likely succeeded to the office of High Priest of Israel, and would have been succeeded by his son Ahijah (references to Ahitub as the father of Ahijah are in 1 Sam.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Easton, Matthew George (1897).
Easton's Bible Dictionary (New and revised ed.).