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Eleazar — • Includes information on three uses of this name Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Eleazar Eleazar † … Catholic encyclopedia
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 (disambiguation) — Eleazar ( he. אלעזר, lit. God s assistance ) is a common Hebrew name. It may refer to:People*Eleazar, son of Aaron and second High Priest of Israel *Elezar Ben Aminadab, who was entrusted as a keeper of the Ark of the covenant *Eleazar (son of… … Wikipedia
ELEAZAR BEN JUDAH OF WORMS — (c. 1165–c. 1230), scholar in the fields of halakhah, theology, and exegesis in medieval Germany. Eleazar was the last major scholar of the Ḥasidei Ashkenaz movement (see Ḥasidei Ashkenaz ). Born in Mainz, he traveled and studied in many of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ELEAZAR OF MODI'IN — (ha Moda i; end of the first and the beginning of the second century C.E.), tanna. He came from Modi in, the home of the Hasmoneans, and was principally renowned as an aggadist, earning the praise of R. Gamaliel who said of him: We still have… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Eleazar Kalir — Eleazar ben Kalir ( he. אלעזר בן קליר) was one of Judaism s earliest and most prolific of the paytanim , liturgical poets. Many of his hymns have found their way into festive prayers of the Ashkenazi Jews synagogal rite.In the acrostics of his… … Wikipedia
ELEAZAR BEN ARAKH — (second half of the first century C.E.), tanna. He was one of the most outstanding disciples of R. Johanan b. Zakkai , who described him as an overflowing spring, i.e., an inexhaustible source of innovative interpretation and insight into the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ELEAZAR BEN AZARIAH — (first–second century C.E.), one of the sages of Jabneh. He was one of the most prominent tannaim and is quoted dozens of times in the Mishnah, the Tosefta, and the tannaitic Midrashim, his statements touching on all areas of halakhah and aggadah … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Eleazar — (or Elazar), (Hebrew Name|אֶלְעָזָר|Elʻazar|Elʻāzār| God has helped ) was a son of Aaron, a Levite priest and High Priest. His wife, a daughter of Putiel, bore him Phinehas. After the death of Nadab and Abihu, he was appointed to the charge of… … Wikipedia
ELEAZAR BEN JAIR — (first cent. C.E.), chief of the Sicarii who captured the fortress of masada at the beginning of the Roman war (Jos., Wars, 2:447; 7:275ff.). Eleazar was commander of the besieged fortress from 66 until its fall in 73. According to Josephus he… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
