Eleazar (ancestor of Jesus)

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

The son of Aaron and Elisheba and nephew of Moses. Served as high priest during the time of Moses and Joshua.

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Eleazar, Son of Aaron

Eleazar, Son of Aaron (אֶלְעָזָר‎, el'azar). The son of Aaron and Elisheba and nephew of Moses. Served as high priest during the time of Moses and Joshua.

Eleazar, Son of Eliud

Eleazar, Son of Eliud (Ἐλεάζαρ, Eleazar). Named in the account of Jesus’ genealogy in Matthew (Matt 1:15).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Eleazar (Person)

ELEAZAR (PERSON) [Heb ʾelʿāzār (אֶלְעָזָר)]. Eleven persons in the Bible bear this name, which means “God has helped.”1. Third son of Aaron and Elisheba (Exod 6:23), the husband of a daughter of Putiel (Exod 6:25) and the father of Phinehas (Exod 6:25), consecrated as priest (Exod 28:1; Num 3:3–4)

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Eleazar

Eleazar. 1. Third of Aaron’s four sons (Ex 6:23). Eleazar (“God has helped”) was consecrated as a priest with his brothers and Aaron in Sinai (Ex 28:1; Lv 8:2, 13). When his brothers Nadab and Abihu were slain by God as they offered “unholy fire” to the Lord (Lv 10:1–7), Eleazar and Ithamar took leading

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Eleazar (Matt 1:15)

11. An ancestor of Jesus, three generations before Joseph (Mt. 1:15).S. F. Hunter

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Eleazar

ELEAZAR1. Third of Aaron’s four sons (Ex 6:23). Eleazar (“God has helped”) was consecrated as a priest with his brothers and Aaron in the Sinai (Ex 28:1; Lv 8:2, 13). When his brothers Nadab and Abihu were killed by God as they offered “unholy fire” to the Lord (Lv 10:1–7), Eleazar and Ithamar took

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Eleazar

Eleazar (el´ee-ay´zuhr; Heb., “El [God] has helped”), the third son of Aaron. He became a priest (Exod. 29; Lev. 8) and, later, high priest when Aaron died (Num. 20:25–28). He served as high priest during the remaining years of Moses’s leadership and through Joshua’s tenure as leader. An Eleazar is also

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Eleazar

ELEAZAR. In addition to the following biblical references, the name appears also in a Jewish legal contract among the Dead Sea Scrolls.1. The third son of Aaron and Elisheba (Ex 6:23; Num 3:2). He was consecrated to the priesthood with his father and brothers at Sinai (Ex 28:1, 4; Lev 8:2, 13). After

The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition

Eleazar

ELEAZAR. The name (meaning ‘God has helped’) of a number of OT figures. In all but a few cases (1 Sa. 7:1; 2 Sa. 23:9–10 [1 Ch. 11:12]; 1 Ch. 23:21–22; 24:28; Ezr. 8:33; 10:25; Ne. 12:42; Mt. 1:15) Eleazar the third son of *Aaron, whom he succeeded as chief priest (Nu. 20:25–28; Dt. 10:6), is meant.

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Eleazar

Eleazar (Heb. ʾelʿāzār) (also AVARAN)1. A son of Aaron, along with Nadab, Abihu, and Ithamar (Exod. 6:23), all of whom were consecrated to the priestly office (Exod. 28:1). While the Israelites were camped at the foot of Mt. Sinai, the two older brothers, Nadab and Abihu, “offered unholy fire before

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Eleazar

Eleazar [ĕlˊĭ āˊzər] (Heb. ˒el˓āzār “God has helped”; Gk. Eleazar).

Catholic Bible Dictionary

Eleazar

ELEAZAR (Hebrew, “God has helped”) The name of six men in the Bible.1. The third son of Aaron and Elisheba (Exod 6:23) and father of Phinehas (Exod 6:25); Eleazar was consecrated a priest by Moses (Exod 28:1; Num 3:3–4) and designated Aaron’s heir (Num 20:25–28; Deut 10:6). Eleazar was given charge

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Eleazar

Elea´zar (help of God).1. Third son of Aaron. After the death of Nadab and Abihu without children, Lev. 10:6; Num. 3:4, Eleazar was appointed chief over the principal Levites. Num. 3:32. With his brother Ithamar he ministered as a priest during their father’s lifetime, and immediately before his death

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