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Eleazar (son of Eliud)
An ancestor of Jesus in the line leading to Joseph.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 2
Scholarly — supported scholarly belief · 2
Family & lineage
ScholarlyThis Eleazar is known only from Matthew's genealogy, sitting between Eliud and Matthan in the stretch of names after Zerubbabel that has no Old Testament corroboration and diverges entirely from Luke's parallel list. He has no external attestation of any kind.
Textual observation on the unverifiable post-Zerubbabel section of Matthew 1 versus Luke 3.
Tribe & people
BibleOf the tribe of Judah.
Matthew 1:15
Name & titles
ScholarlyThe name Eleazar (El'azar) means 'God has helped,' a common Second Temple-era Jewish name well attested onomastically, which fits the period of Matthew's post-exilic genealogy.
Onomastic analysis of the Hebrew/Greek name Eleazar.