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Eleazar (/ ɛ l i ˈ eɪ z ər /; Hebrew: אֶלְעָזָר, Modern: ʾElʿazar, Tiberian: ʾElʿāzār, "El has helped") or Elazar was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second High Priest, succeeding his father Aaron after he died. He was a nephew of Moses.
Mar 8, 2024 · Eleazar was one of four sons born to Aaron, Moses’ brother and high priest of the Israelites. Eleazar is featured often in the account of the Israelites’ wanderings in the wilderness. Like his father and brothers, Eleazar was consecrated as a priest in service to the Lord (Exodus 28:1).
ELEAZAR ĕl’ ĭ ā’ zər ( אֶלְעָזָ֖ר, ̓Ελεαζάρ, God has helped ). Any one of six men mentioned in the OT and one in the NT. 1. The third son of Aaron. Aaron, the brother of Moses, had four sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar ( Exod 6:23 ).
Jun 15, 2022 · Eleazar, Aaron’s son and successor as high priest, witnessed some of the most dramatic events in Israel’s early history. Mentioned more than 60 times in the books of Exodus through Joshua, Eleazar carried out the second census with Moses and administered the division of the land of Canaan with Joshua, the military hero and Moses’s successor.
Dec 13, 2023 · Eleazer is a Hebrew name meaning “God has helped” or “God is my help.” In the Bible, several individuals are called Eleazar, each playing distinct roles in the unfolding narrative of sacred history.
Eleazar. 1. The third son of Aaron, and high priest after him, Exodus 6:23; Numbers 20:25-28. The high priesthood continued in his family through seven generations; till the time of Eli, when we find it transferred to the line of Ithamar.
Eleazar was a priest and one the of the four sons of Aaron. He was high priest when the Israelites began entering the Promised Land. His role started out relatively small; he was consecrated as a priest along with the rest of his brothers, Nadab, Abihu, and Ithamar (Exodus 28:1).
A son of Sameas, and born in Saab in Galilee, who performed a heroic act of valor and self-devotion during the final siege of Jerusalem (Josephus, War, 3:7, 21). 21. Son of Simon, and ringleader of the Zealots in the final convulsions of the Jewish nation (Josephus, War, 4:4, 1).
Eleazar was one of his father Aaron’s assistants during the Israelites’ journey through the desert. He was primarily responsible for items from the Tabernacle like the menorah oil, the anointing oil, the incense, the grain offering, the Ark, showbread table, and altar.
Eleazar was a Jewish High Priest (c. 260–245 BC) during the Second Temple period. He was the son of Onias I and brother of Simon I. Eleazar was the high priest involved in communication with Ptolemy II Philadelphus discussed in the Letter of Aristeas.
