Son of Eliud and father of Matthan, listed in the genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. Eleazar lived in the generations just before the birth of Christ, when messianic expectation was growing throughout Israel. His name, meaning ‘God has helped,’ points to the divine faithfulness that sustained the Davidic line across a thousand years from David to Jesus.
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,Matthew 1:15 · Berean Standard Bible
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
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Eleazar is generation 60 of the 64 Scripture traces from Adam to Jesus, following Zadok → Achim → Eliud, and followed by Matthan → Jacob → Joseph. See the whole line.
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