Eleazar (given name)

Eleazar (Hebrew: אלעזר or Elazar, meaning "God has helped", el'azár) is a common Jewish masculine given name. The first known bearer of the name is Eleazar, son of Aaron and High Priest of Israel. Others with the name include:

Eleazar

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	God helps
Other names
Related names	Lazar, Lazarus, Eliezer

Figures in the Bible and apocryphal books

• Eleazar, son of Abinadab, a keeper of the Ark of the Covenant
• Eleazar (son of Dodai), one of King David's warriors
• Eleazar (son of Pinhas), one of those in charge of the sacred vessels brought back to Jerusalem after the Babylonian Exile
• Eleazar Avaran, the younger brother of Judas Maccabeus
• Eleazar (2 Maccabees), a Jewish martyr mentioned in 2 Maccabees chapter 6
• Eleazar, son of Eliud, mentioned briefly in the genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1 verse 15)

People

Ancient world

• Eleazar ben Ananus, Temple Captain in 66 CE who cancelled the sacrifices to Caesar
• Eleazar ben Azariah, first century Mishanic scholar
• Eleazar ben Arach, one of the Tannaim of the first century CE
• Eleazar Chisma, second century CE tanna (sage)
• Eleazar ben Hanania (fl. 66 CE), a Jewish leader in the First Jewish–Roman War
• Eleazar ben Judah of Bartota, a tanna of the first and second centuries CE
• Eleazar of Modi'im (died sometime in the 130s CE during the Bar Kokhba revolt), Jewish scholar
• Eleazar ben Pedat, an Amoraim of the fourth century CE
• Eleazar ben Shammua, second century Mishnaic teacher of the 4th generation
• Eleazar ben Simon (died 70), one of the leaders of Jewish resistance in the First Jewish-Roman War

Middle Ages

• Eleazar of Worms (c. 1176–1238), Talmudist and Kabbalist
• Eleazar, name chosen by Frankist deacon Bodo (deacon) (c. 814–876) upon his conversion to Judaism

Modern world

• Eleazar Albin (fl. 1690–c. 1742), English naturalist and watercolourist illustrator
• Elazar "Eli" Dasa (born 1992), Israeli footballer for Dynamo Moscow and the Israel national team
• Eleazar Davidman, Israeli tennis player
• Eleazar Jiménez (1928–2000), Cuban chess International Master
• Eleazar Lipsky (1911–1993), American lawyer, novelist, playwright, president of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
• Eleazar Lord (1788–1871), American banker, entrepreneur, author and educator
• Eleazar López Contreras (1883–1973), Venezuelan army general and president of Venezuela
• Elazar Shach (1898–2001), rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh yeshiva and founded the Degel HaTorah political party
• Eleazar Soria (1948–2021), Peruvian footballer
• Eleazar Sukenik (1889–1953), Israeli archaeologist and professor
• Eleazar Swalmius (1582–1652), Dutch theologian known for his portrait by Rembrandt
• Eleazar Rodgers, South African footballer
• Eleazar Wheelock, founder and 1st president of Dartmouth College

See also

• Eliezer
• Lazar (name)
• Lazarus (name)
• Eleazar (disambiguation)