Eleazar (High Priest)
Eleazar was a
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
Pharos, in order to provide the Library of Alexandria with a Greek translation of the Hebrew Law, also called the Septuagint.[2]
He was succeeded by his uncle Manasseh.[3]
Patrilineal Ancestry
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See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-84127-072-2. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ISBN 978-1-4051-3679-2. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
- ISBN 978-1-882542-52-9. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
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