Eleazar ben Shammua

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.