Eleazar (High Priest)
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Eleazar | |
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אלעזר | |
| Title | High Priest of Israel |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Simon I (brother) Manasseh (uncle) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Jewish leader | |
| Period in office | c. 260 – 245 BC |
| Predecessor | Simon I |
| Successor | Manasseh |
Eleazar (Hebrew: אלעזר) was a Jewish High Priest (c. 260–245 BC) during the Second Temple period. He was the son of Onias I and brother of Simon I.[1]
Eleazar was the high priest involved in communication with Ptolemy II Philadelphus discussed in the Letter of Aristeas. According to the letter, Eleazar sent seventy two scholars, six from each of the tribes of Israel to the island of Pharos, in order to provide the Library of Alexandria with a Greek translation of the Hebrew Law, also called the Septuagint.[2]
