A son of , into whose family it passed, till it was restored to the family of Eleazar in the person of Zadok . (1 Sam. 2:35; comp. 1 Kings 2:27)
An inhabitant of Kirjath-jearim who was "sanctified" to take charge of the ark, while it remained in the house of his father Abinadab . (1 Sam. 7:1, 2; comp. Num. 3:31; 4:15)
The son of Dodo the Ahohite, of the host and brought him water from the well of Bethlehem . (2 Sam. 23:9, 16)
A son of Phinehas associated with the priests in taking charge of the sacred vessels brought back to Jerusalem after the Babylonian Exile . (Ezra 8:33)
A Levite of the family of Merari . (1 Chr. 23:21, 22)
A son of Mattathias and the younger brother of Judas Maccabeus . He was killed at the Battle Of Beth-zechariah during the Maccabean revolt. (1 Macc. 6:43-46)
Eleazar Ben Azaria was the Nasi for a short time, when Raban Gamliel was removed from his position. According to the lore, he was eighteen when he was appointed.
Eleazar Ben Simon was the name of one of the leaders of Jewish resistance against the Roman conquest, Eleazar ben Simon (see Siege Of Jerusalem ) in AD 70, as well as the leader of the Jewish resistance at Masada in AD 73 , Eleazar ben Ya'ir. Whether or not these two are the same person is unclear.
"Eleazar" was the name assumed by Bishop Bodo who converted to Judaism in the 9th century.
"Elazar" is the name of a small town in Gush Etzion, Israel. It is located several miles outside Jerusalem.
