Eliezer

1. Eliezer of Damascus, Abraham's servant and, up to the birth of Isaac, his prospective heir.

2. The second son of Moses by his wife Zipporah (Ex 18:4) the daughter of Jethro. Father of Rehabiah (I Chr 23:17).

3. Son of Becher of the tribe of Benjamin.

4. A priest who blew the trumpet before the ark at the time of King David.

5. The son of Zichri; leader of the Reubenites at the time of David.

6. The son of Dodavah of Mareshah, he prophesied against Jehoshaphat king of Judah because he had allied himself with Ahaziah king of Israel.

7. One of the leaders sent by Ezra to Iddo in Casiphia to bring back Levites for the House of the Lord (Ezra 8:15-17).

8. A priest of the family of Jeshua son of Jozadak who had taken an alien wife and had repudiated her upon the command of Ezra.

9. A Levite who had taken an alien wife and had to repudiate her.

10. A son of Harim who had taken an alien wife and had to repudiate her at the command of Ezra.

11. Father of Jose and son of Jorim in the genealogy of Joseph according to Luke.

Concordance
ELIEZER 1: Gen 15:2
ELIEZER 2: Ex 18:4. I Chr 23:15, 17; 26:25
ELIEZER 3: I Chr 7:8
ELIEZER 4: I Chr 15:24
ELIEZER 5: I Chr 27:16
ELIEZER 6: II Chr 20:37
ELIEZER 7: Ezra 8:16
ELIEZER 8: Ezra 10:18
ELIEZER 9: Ezra 10:23
ELIEZER 10: Ezra 10:31
ELIEZER 11: Luke 3:29

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For the mathematician and Tamil activist see C.J. Eliezer; also look at Eleazar

Eliezer (Hebrew: אֱלִיעֶזֶר, Standard Eliʿézer, Tiberian ʾĔlîʿézer; "Help/Court of my God") was the name of at least three different individuals in the Bible.

Contents 1 The son of Moses 2 Eliezer of Damascus 3 Eliezer, prophet 4 Trivia 5 References

The son of Moses

Eliezer was Moses and Zipporah's second son. His name means "God is help" in Hebrew.

The verse in the Book of Exodus (18:4) states:

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The name of the (other son) son was Eliezer, because 'My father's God (Eli) was my helper (ezer), rescuing me from Pharaoh's sword.

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Both Gershom and Eliezer were born during the time Moses had fled from Egypt and had taken refuge in Midian and had married Jethro's daughter Zipporah.

Eliezer of Damascus

There is also an Eliezer known as Eliezer of Damascus (Hebrew: דַּמֶּשֶׂק אֱלִיעֶזֶר, Standard Damméseq Eliʿézer, Tiberian Damméśeq ʾĔlîʿézer), son of Nimrod^[1], and head of the patriarch Abraham's household mentioned in the Book of Genesis (15:2):

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And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt Thou give me,seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? — King James Version

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According to most opinions the nameless servant in Genesis 24, who searched for a bride for Isaac, was this Eliezer. There is also an interpretation, cited for example by Rashi, that Eliezer went alone with Abraham to rescue Lot, with the reference to 318 men (Genesis 14:14) being the numerical value of Eliezer's name in Hebrew.

Eliezer, prophet

A prophet called Eliezer, son of Dodavah, rebuked King Jehosophat for aligning himself with Ahaziah the King of Israel. He and Ahaziah built ships in Ezion Geber which were to sail to Tarshish for trade. According to 2 Chronicles (20:37), the ships sank due to his not relying on the Lord:

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Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, "Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, the LORD will destroy what you have made." The ships were wrecked and were not able to set sail to trade.

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Trivia

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (February 2009)

Eliezer is the name of the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which supports the activities of Eliezer at Yale at Yale University.

References

1. ^ Targum Jonathan Bereishit, 14:14

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