People of the Bible

Eleazar, son of Phinehas

The name Eleazar means “help of God, court of God.” Eleazar is mentioned in 1 verse of the Bible, first in Ezra 8:33.

Family of Eleazar

Father

Who was Eleazar?

A son of Phinehas associated with the priests in taking charge of the sacred vessels brought back to Jerusalem after the Exile (Ezra 8:33).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Eleazar

  • Ezra 8:33

    Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;

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