Eleazar, son of Abinadab
The name Eleazar means “help of God, court of God.” Eleazar is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in 1 Samuel 7:1.
Family of Eleazar
Who was Eleazar?
An inhabitant of Kirjath-jearim who was “sanctified” to take charge of the ark, although not allowed to touch it, while it remained in the house of his father Abinadab (1 Sam. 7:1, 2; comp. Num. 3:31; 4:15).
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Eleazar
- 1 Samuel 7:1
And the men of Kirjath–jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.