He left Bethlehem to look for another place to live, and on his way he came to Micah’s house in the mountains of Ephraim.
And Eleazar son of Aaron died and was buried at Gibeah in the mountains of Ephraim, which had been given to Eleazar’s son Phinehas.
He agreed to live with Micah and became like one of Micah’s own sons.
There was a young man who was a Levite from the city of Bethlehem in Judah who was from the people of Judah.
Micah asked him, “Where are you from?” He answered, “I’m a Levite from Bethlehem in Judah. I’m looking for a place to live.”
Long ago when the judges ruled Israel, there was a shortage of food in the land.