How many times is Eleazar mentioned in the Bible?
The word Eleazar appears 74 times in the King James Version, in 71 verses. It is found in 12 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Eleazar 74 times.
Eleazar in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Eleazar counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Eleazar | 74 | 74 |
| Total | 74 | 74 |
What the name Eleazar means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Eleazar as "help of God, court of God".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
First and last mention of Eleazar
And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
The verse that uses it most is Numbers 20:28, 2 times (tied with 1 Chronicles 24:4, Matthew 1:15):
And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.
Common questions
How many times is Eleazar in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 72 of the 74 uses are in the Old Testament and 2 in the New Testament. Eleazar appears in 12 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Numbers has the most (35), then 1 Chronicles (15) and Joshua (8).
Where is Eleazar first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Exodus 6:23: "And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar." The last is Matthew 1:15.
What does the name Eleazar mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Eleazar as "help of God, court of God".
More word counts: Abimelech, Abner, Simon, Balaam, Asa, Jehu, Zedekiah, Mordecai, or all 484 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.