Eleazar (given name)

Eleazar (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:

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 ( verse 15)

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