Bible Person

Eleazar

Meaning: help of God · Male · 1 cross reference

This Eleazar entry refers to the son of Phinehas involved in receiving the sacred vessels in Ezra 8, not to the ark guardian or the men named in Ezra 10. He belongs to the priestly stewardship of restored worship. First appears in Ezra 8:33.1

AI summary: This Eleazar matters because his single cross reference places him among those entrusted with receiving valuable temple offerings after the return. The entry shows that the restored community treated sacred resources with named accountability and priestly care. Taken together, the material presents this Eleazar as a priestly steward in the post-exilic temple system.1

Central Figure

Eleazar

Meaning: help of God

A son of Phinehas associated with the priests in taking charge of the sacred vessels brought back to Jerusalem after the Exile (Ezra 8:33).