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The Name Eleazar - Origin and Meaning of Eleazar
  



The Name Eleazar - Origin and Meaning of Eleazar


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Eleazar

Hebrew

Usage of the Name Eleazar

Biblical

Meaning of the Name Eleazar

The name Eleazar comes from the Hebrew name El'azar meaning "God has helped".

Famous Bearers

In the Old Testament Eleazar was the son of Aaron and the High Priest of Israel.
Bearers of the name include Eleazar Maccabeus (died 162 BC), the youngest son of Mattathias and the brother of Judas Maccabeus; Eleazar Wheelock (1711 - 1779), an American minister, orator, and educator; Eleazar López Contreras (1883 - 1973), the President of Venezuela from 1935 to 1941; Eleazar Sukenik (1889 - 1953), an Israeli archaeologist.

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