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Eleazar (; ) or Elazar was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second High Priest, succeeding his father Aaron after he died. He was a nephew of Moses.

Key facts

Saint.name
Eleazar
Saint.image
Facial Chronicle - b.02, p.187 - Eleazar receiving trophies.jpg
Saint.caption
Eleazar receiving trophies
Saint.death_place
Judea
Saint.venerated_in
Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchArmenian Apostolic ChurchIslam
Saint.feast_day
2 September (Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)30 July (Armenian Apostolic Church)

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Wikidata facts

Gender
male
Place of death
Land of Israel
Father
Aaron
Mother
Elisheba
Sibling
Abihu
Student of
Moses
Image
Facial Chronicle - b.02, p.187 - Eleazar receiving trophies.jpg
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date of birth
1192-00-00
Commons category
Eleazar
date of death
1100-00-00
different from
Eleazar
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Biblical narrative
  • Commemorations
  • Other biblical figures named Eleazar
  • Patrilineal ancestry
  • References
  • External links

Eleazar (; ) or Elazar was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second High Priest, succeeding his father Aaron after he died. He was a nephew of Moses.

==Biblical narrative== Eleazar played a number of roles during the course of the Exodus, from creating the plating for the altar from the firepans of Korah's assembly, to performing the ritual of the red heifer. After the death of his older brothers Nadab and Abihu, he and his younger brother Ithamar were put in charge of the sanctuary. His wife, a daughter of Putiel, bore him Phinehas, who would eventually succeed him as High Priest of Israel.

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