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  Eleazar Wheelock: biography and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, Congregational minister, orator, educator, and founder of Dartmouth College (A college in New Hampshire), was born on April 22, 1711, in Windham, Connecticut (additional info and facts about Windham, Connecticut) to Ralph Wheelock and Ruth Huntington.
Eleazar's success in preparing Occom for the ministry encouraged him to found a school for Native American Indians, with the purpose of instilling, in the boys, elements of secular and religious education, so that they could return to their native culture as missionaries.
Eleazar obtained a charter from King George III (additional info and facts about King George III) on December 13, 1769, over the objections of Samson Occom (additional info and facts about Samson Occom) and the English Board of Trustees headed by Lord Dartmouth who opposed the addition of the college.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Eleazar
Elizabeth, daughter of Aminadab and sister of Nahason, bore to Aaron four sons, Nadab, Abiu, Eleazar, and Ithamar (Exodus 6:23), all of whom, with their father, "were anointed … and consecrated, to do the functions of priesthood" (Numbers 3:2-3; Leviticus 8:1-13).
Eleazar was the fourth son of Mathathias (1 Maccabees 2:1-5).
Eleazar, though ninety years of age, bravely preferred to die a most glorious death than to purchase a hateful life by violating the law which forbade to the Israelite the use of swine's flesh.
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 Eleazar (WebBible Encyclopedia) - ChristianAnswers.Net
He assisted in the distribution of the land after the conquest (Josh.
The high-priesthood remained in his family till the time of Eli, into whose family it passed, till it was restored to the family of Eleazar in the person of Zadok (1 Sam.
"And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son" (Josh.
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 Eleazar - Bible Wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
At Mount Sinai, Eleazar was appointed a priest over the people Israel with his father and all his brothers.
After his two brothers Nadab and Abihu had been killed for their unauthorised offering, Eleazar and Ithamar were Aaron's only sons.
Eleazar was the chief leader of the Levites at Moses' time.
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 AllRefer.com - Eleazar Wheelock (Education, Biography) - Encyclopedia
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Eleazar Wheelock[elEA´zur hwE´lok] Pronunciation Key, 1711–79, American clergyman, founder of Dartmouth College, b.
He became (1735) the pastor of a Congregational church in the part of Lebanon, Conn., that is now Columbia.
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