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Eleazar (XII)

XII. ELEAZAR, the Son of Ananias the High Priest, was one of the incendiaries in Lat. in Gr. p.809, 810.who stirred up the Jews to that rebellion, which at last drew upon them the destruction of their Temple and Nation.

There are several others of this name mentioned in Josephus, but as they have no relation to the Scripture, I shall take no notice of them in this place.

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