According to the view that Aaron’s sons died because of the sin of the Golden Calf, why were Nadab and Abihu the ones who died rather than Eleazar and Ithamar?

This source-based Torah study examines the question: According to the view that Aaron’s sons died because of the sin of the Golden Calf, why were Nadab and Abihu the ones who died rather than Eleazar and Ithamar? The canonical Hebrew article develops the issue through the weekly Torah portion and the sources cited there. This localized discovery layer preserves the question and the source identity; it does not add any new halakhic, medical, legal, scientific, historical, theological, or empirical ruling or claim beyond the canonical Hebrew source.