Bible Person

Eleazar

Meaning: help of God · Male · 1 cross reference

This Eleazar entry refers to the ancestor named in Matthew's genealogy between Eliud and Matthan. He belongs to the line through which Matthew traces the ancestry of Jesus. First appears in Matt 1:15.1

AI summary: This Eleazar matters because his single cross reference helps carry Matthew's genealogy through otherwise quiet generations toward the birth of Christ. Even a brief name in the list contributes to the evangelist's presentation of Jesus as historically rooted in Israel's line. Taken together, the material presents this Eleazar as a genealogical figure in Matthew's line of descent.1

Central Figure

Eleazar

Meaning: help of God