Eliezer (Heb. ‘Elî’ezer; “my God is a helper”; Gr. Eliezer). 1. Servant of Abraham, born in his house, but probably descended from an Aramean of Damascus (Gen 15: 2-4). No doubt this Eliezer was the one sent to Mesopotamia to find a wife for Isaac (cp 24). 2. Youngest son of Moses (Exo 18:4; 1Ch 23:15, 17). 3. Descendant of Benjamin (1Ch 7:8). 4. Priest who blew the trumpet before the ark in David’s reign (1Ch 15:24). 5. Captain of the Reubenites under King David (1Ch 27:16). 6. Prophet of Maresa who told King Jehoshaphat that since he had allied himself with King Ahaziah (the wicked son of Ahab) of Israel to build a fleet, his ships would be destroyed (2Ch 20:37). 7. An Israelite whom Ezra sent to ask the Levites to return from Babylon (Ezr 8:15-17). 8. Priest of the time of Ezra who had married a foreign woman (Ezr 10:18). 9. Levite of the time of Ezra who had married a foreign woman (Ezr 10:23). 10. An Israelite from the time of Ezra who had married a foreign woman. He was from the family of Harim (Ezr 10:31). 11. Member of the tribe of Judah who appears in the genealogy of Christ recorded by Luke (Luk 3:29).
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
God is help. Male name. 1. Some tradition identifies the oldest servant and steward of Abraham’s house as E., Gn 15, 2; 24, 2. 2. Second son of Moses and his wife Zipporah, named in memory of the liberation from the hands of Pharaoh, Ex 18, 4. E. had only one son, Rejabias, and from him a prolific offspring follows , 1 Chr 23, 15-17. 3. Son of Beker and grandson of Benjamin, from a family of mighty warriors, 1 Cro 7, 8-9. 4. Priest who played the trumpet, when the transfer of the Ark from the house of Obedom to Jerusalem, 1 Chr 15, 24. 5. Son of Zicrí, chief of the tribe of the Reubenites, in the time of King David, 1 Chr 27 , 16. 6. Prophet, son of Doaiah, from Maresah, who prophesied against Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, for having allied himself with Ahaziah, king of Israel, 2 Cro 20, 37. 7. One of the Jews that Ezra sent to Iddo , head of the town of Kasifías, unknown site, to provide ministers for the Temple, Ezra 8, 15-17. 8. Priest, of those married to foreign women and who promised to leave them, after returning from exile in Babylon, Ezra 10, 18. 9. Levite in the same conditions as the previous E., Ezra 10, 23. 10. Descendant of Jarín, under the same conditions as the previous ones, Esd 10, 31. 11. Son of Jorim, in the genealogy of Jesus, Lk 3, 29.
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Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
(Heb., †™eli-e†™zer, God is my helper).
1. Chief servant of Abraham, probably called “Damascene Eliezer” to differentiate him from others with the same name (Gen 15:2). He is probably the unnamed servant Abraham sent to his own country and his own kindred to get a wife for Isaac (Genesis 24).
2. Second son of Moses and Zipporah (Exo 18:4; 1Ch 23:15, 1Ch 23:17; 1Ch 26:25).
3. Son of Becher and grandson of Benjamin (1Ch 7:8).
4. Priest who assisted in the return of the ark to Jerusalem by blowing the trumpet (1Ch 15:24).
5. Son of Zicri, Reubenite chief in the time of David (1Ch 27:16).
6. The prophet who prophesied against Jehoshaphat for his alliance with Ahaziah in the expedition to Tarshish (2Ch 20:37).
7. Chief man sent with others to induce many of the Israelites to return to Jerusalem with Ezra (Ezr 8:16).
8. Priest who sent away his foreign wife (Ezr 10:18).
9. Levite who did the same (Ezr 10:23).
10. Descendant of Harim who did the same (Ezr 10:31). 1
1. Ancestor of Jesus in the intertestamental period (Luk 3:29).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(My God is my help). Name of people from the OT.
1. Abraham’s servant. he said: “The steward of my house is that Damascene E.† (Gen 15:2). The passage implies that E. was Abraham’s heir due to his lack of children. In those days it was common practice for a childless couple to adopt someone outside the family, mostly a slave, to care for them in old age and then inherit them. Some think that the word ‘Damascene’ is not necessarily a demonym and that E.’s name was composed of two words, the second being dammesek, but the most general opinion is that E. was from Damascus. In Gen 24: 2 it says that Abraham spoke † œto one of his servants, the oldest of his house, who was the ruler of all that he had † and commanded him to find a wife for Isaac. It is generally believed that this is the same E. A Jewish tradition says that E. was one of the “two servants” that Abraham took with him when he went to Mount Moriah for the sacrifice of Isaac (Gen 22:3).
. One of the two sons of Moses. He gave it that name † œbecause he said: The God of my father helped me, and he delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh † (Exo 18:4; 1Ch 23:15). He had only one son named Rehabiah (1Ch 23:17).
. Benjamita, son of Bequer (1Ch 7:8).
. Priest who participated in the transfer of the ark to Jerusalem. He was one of those who † “blew the trumpets before the ark of God † (1Ch 15:24).
. “Chief of the Reubenites” in David’s time. He was the son of Zicri (1Ch 27:16).
. Prophet in the time of king †¢Josaphat. When this king “befriended Ahaziah king of Israel, who was given to wickedness, and made company with him to build ships to go to Tarshish,” E. prophesied the failure of the enterprise “and the ships were broken, and they could not go to Tarshish† (2Ch 20:35-37).
. One of the “leading men” whom Ezra dispatched to Cassiah to seek “ministers for the house of our God” (Ezra 8:16-17).
. One “of the sons of the priests who had taken foreign wives” in the time of Ezra (Ezra 10:18).
. One of the Levites “who had taken foreign wives” in the time of Ezra (Ezra 10:23).
. An Israelite who was one of those “who had taken foreign wives” in the time of Ezra (Ezra 10:31).
. Character in the list of ancestors of the Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 3:29).
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
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vet, = “God is help”. (a) A Damascene who held the position of steward to Abraham (Gen. 15:2; cf. Gen. 24:2). Surely it was Eliezer who was sent to find a wife for Isaac. Evidently, he was a devout man, who entrusted himself to God to make his journey successful. His mission is a notable type of the Holy Spirit’s work of providing a bride for the Lord Jesus. It is for this purpose that He is now gathering the church (Gen. 24:1-67). (b) Second son of Moses and Zipporah. He, along with his mother and brother, were left in Jethro’s care until after the Exodus, joining Moses in the desert (Ex. 18:4; 1 Chron. 23:15, 17; 26:25). (c) Son of Becher, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 7:8). (d) Priest who helped carry the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chron. 15:24). (e) Son of Zicri and “chief” of the Reubenites (1 Chron. 27:16). (f) Son of Dodova. He was the prophet who rebuked Jehoshaphat for allying himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, because Ahaziah “was given to wickedness” (2 Chron. 20: 35-37). (g) One who was sent by Ezra to find Levites to accompany him to Jerusalem (Ezra 8:16). (h) Three who had married foreign women (Ezra 10:18, 23, 31). (i) Son of Jorim, ancestor of the Lord Jesus (Luke 3:29).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
(My God Is Helper).
1. Man of Damascus and possible heir of Abraham when he still had no children. Abraham referred to him as “a son of my house.” (Ge 15:2, 3) Archaeological discoveries, such as the Nuzi tablets, have helped explain why Abraham regarded Eliezer as his heir: childless couples often adopted one; he had to take care of them when they were older and take care of their burial at his death, and then he inherited his properties. However, it was stipulated that if after the adoption a son was born to them, he had to become the main heir.
Eliezer was probably Abraham’s oldest servant and household manager whom he sent to the house of Nahor in Upper Mesopotamia to procure a wife for Isaac. Like his master Abraham, Eliezer looked to Jehovah for guidance and acknowledged his direction. (Ge 24:2, 4, 12-14, 56)
2. The younger of the two sons of Moses, who gave him this name because God had been his helper in delivering him from Pharaoh’s sword. (Ex 18:4) Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, through whom came many descendants. In the days of David, one of them, Selomot, was appointed along with his brothers over all things sanctified. (1Ch 23:17; 26:25, 26, 28)
3. Son of Béker and descendant of Benjamin. (1Ch 7:6, 8)
4. One of the seven priests who blew the trumpets loudly before the ark of the Lord when David had it moved from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem. (1Ch 15:24.)
5. Son of Zicrí and leader of the tribe of Reuben during the reign of David. (1Ch 27:16.)
6. Son of Dodavahu of Maresá; he was the prophet who announced that Jehovah would disrupt the works of King Jehoshaphat in relation to the construction of ships, for having associated with the wicked King Ahaziah. (2Ch 20:35-37; 1Ki 22:48)
7. One of the heads of the exiles who returned with Ezra to Jerusalem. (Ezra 8:16.)
8. Priest “of the sons of Jeshua” mentioned among those who heeded Ezra’s exhortation and promised to send away their foreign wives. (Ezr 10:18, 19)
9. Levite mentioned among those who obeyed Ezra’s exhortation and drove out their foreign wives. (Ezra 10:23, 44)
10. Descendant of Harim mentioned among those who heeded Ezra and sent away their foreign wives. (Ezr 10:31, 44)
11. Ancestor of Mary, the earthly mother of Jesus. (Lu 3:29.)
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
(heb. ˒elí̂ezer, ‘God is help’). Name that appears throughout all biblical history.
1. Eliezer the Damascene, chief servant of Abraham and adoptive heir before the birth of Ishmael and Isaac (Gen. 15.2–3). The custom by which a couple without children could adopt someone from outside as heir is very well attested during the years ca. 2000–1500 BC; the adoptive heir had to accept second place to any subsequent firstborn. See also, DJ Wiseman, IBA, 1959, pp. 25–26. For these customs at Ur, ca. 1800 BC, see Wiseman, JTVI 88, 1956, pp. 124. For similar customs in the *Nuzi tablets, see Speiser, AASOR 10, 1930, texts H 60, H 67, pp. 30, 32 etc
2. Second son of Moses, called Eliezer to allude to the fact that Moses escaped Pharaoh’s sword (Ex. 18.4; 1 Chr. 23.15). Eliezer had only one son, Rehabías, but he had many descendants, of which one (Selomit) was treasurer of the things consecrated by David (1…