Other Biblical Figures Named Eleazar
Three other men named Eleazar are briefly mentioned in the Hebrew Bible:
- Eleazar (son of Aminadab), who was entrusted as a keeper of the Ark of the Covenant
- Eleazar (son of Dodo), 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, called Avaran who slays a battle elephant in I Maccabees.
- Eleazar, the Hebrew scribe whose martyrdom under Antiochus IV Epiphanes was recounted in II Maccabees.
In the New Testament, another Eleazar, the son of Eliud, is listed in the genealogy of Jesus Gospel of Matthew as the great-grandfather of Joseph, husband of Mary.
Simon Perry has argued that the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) refers to Eleazar of Damascus. In Gen 15:4, God says to Abraham, "this man will not be your heir." By locating Lazarus (an abbreviated transcript of Eleazar) outside the gates of Abraham's perceived descendent, but then having him in Abraham's bosom, Jesus is portrayed as radically redefining the covenant.
According to proponents of the Documentary Hypothesis, the Elohist (E) document uses "Eleazar" as the name of the son of Moses (ref. Exodus 18:4). This figure is more commonly referred to with the name Eliezer. Eliezer is also the name of two other minor biblical figures.
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