Eleazar ben Shammua
2nd century rabbi and tanna / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For another Rabbi Eleazar, see Eleazar ben Pedat. For similar names, see Rabbi Eleazar (disambiguation).
Eleazar ben Shammua or Eleazar I (Hebrew: אלעזר בן שמוע) was a rabbi of the 2nd century (4th generation of tannaim), frequently cited in rabbinic writings as simply Rabbi Eleazar (Bavli) or Rabbi Lazar רִבִּי לָֽעְזָר (Yerushalmi).[1] He was of priestly descent[2] and rich,[3] and acquired great fame as a teacher of traditional law.