family of Eleazar until the time of Eli, into whose family it passed. Eli was a descendant of Ithamar, Eleazar's brother. The high priesthood was restored to the family of Eleazar in the person of Zadok after Abiathar was cast out by Solomon. Commemorations Eleazar is commemorated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church on September 2, and as one of the Holy Forefathers in the Calendar of Saints of the Armenian Apostolic Church on July 30. Other biblical figures named Eleazar Five other men named Eleazar are briefly mentioned in the Hebrew Bible: Eleazar, son of Abinadab, who was entrusted as a keeper of the Ark of the Covenant Eleazar (son of Dodai), one of King David's warriors Eleazar, son of Pinhas, one of those in charge of the sacred vessels brought back to Jerusalem after the Babylonian Exile. Eleazar, called Avaran who slays a battle elephant in I Maccabees. Eleazar, the Hebrew scribe whose martyrdom under Antiochus IV Epiphanes was recounted in II Maccabees. In the Gospel of Matthew, another Eleazar, the son of Eliud, is listed in the genealogy of Jesus as the great-grandfather of Joseph, husband of Mary. Patrilineal ancestry References External links Lives of the saints - Righteous Eleazar, Macedonian Orthodox Church website , Roman Catholic Church website High Priests of Israel Christian saints from the Old Testament Family of Aaron