ELEAZAR — (in TJ usually Lazar) BEN PEDAT (d. 279), third century amora. He is the amora Eleazar mentioned without a patronymic. Scion of a priestly family (MK 28a), Eleazar was born in Babylon (Ber. 2:1, 4b). There he studied under samuel (Er. 66a), and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ELEAZAR BEN YOSE II — (c. early fourth century), Palestinian amora. He may have been the son of the amora Yose who, together with Jonah, headed the academy at Tiberias. In any event Eleazar discussed halakhic problems with Yose, frequently put questions to him (TJ,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Eleazar ben-Pedat (Lazar) — (3rd century) Amora. Eleazar was born in Babylon where he studied under SAMUEL MAR SAMUEL and RAV. He went to the Land of Israel and continued his studies under JOCHANAN BENNAPPACHA in Tiberias. Eleazar was extremely poor but refused help… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Eleazar ben Pedat — (fl. 3rd cent) Palestinian amora. He was born in Babylonia and settled in Palestine. After the death of Johanan in 279, he was appointed head of the council in Tiberias. He was a major exponent of the oral law and a prolific aggadist … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Naomi Tiberias — is a fictional character from the Left Behind series of books by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. Naomi Tiberias is the teenage daughter of Eleazar Tiberias, one of the elders at Petra, who help Micah (aka Chaim Rosenzweig) run the operations of… … Wikipedia
KALLIR, ELEAZAR — (Heb. אֶלְעָזָר בִּירְבִּי קְלִיר, and קִילִיר; instead of אֶלְעָזָר, also the Palestinian form לְעָזָר), the greatest and most prolific of the early paytanim, and one of the most influential liturgical poets. He apparently lived in Ereẓ Israel… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SIMEON BEN ELEAZAR — (second century), tanna; a contemporary of judah ha nasi . He was probably the son of eleazar of bartota . Simeon dwelt in Tiberias and Johanan remembered him from his youth there (TJ, Ma as. 1:2; cf. Gen. R. 9:5). Simeon was one of the pupils… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JONATHAN BEN ELEAZAR — (beginning of the third century C.E.), amora. He is the R. Jonathan mentioned in the Talmud and Midrash without patronymic. Jonathan was of Babylonian origin but went to Ereẓ Israel in his youth and johanan Nappaha referred to him as our… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Kallir, Eleazar — (fl. ?7th cent) Hebrew poet. He lived in Tiberias. He was the greatest and most prolific of the early composers of piyyutim, writing examples for all the main festivals, special Sabbaths, weekdays of festive character and fasts … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
Simeon ben Eleazar — (fl. 2nd cent.) Palestinian tanna. A contemporary of Judah ha Nasi, he lived in Tiberias. He is mentioned only infrequently in the Mishnah, but plays an important role in the Tosephta. He was a noted halakhist, aggadist and polemicist … Dictionary of Jewish Biography
