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Eleazar , in the Bible. 1 Son of Aaron. 2 Keeper of the Ark of the Covenant. 3 Mighty man of David. 4 Man in the genealogy in the first chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew. 5 One of the chief martyrs in the Maccabean period. An old man, he refused to eat swine's flesh.

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Eliezer ♂ Meaning ‘God helps’ in Hebrew; it is borne in the Bible by one of the sons of Aaron (Exodus 6:23). In the Authorized Version the name is rendered as Eleazar.

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