Topic: Persons Of The Bible -- Eliezer

The name "Eliezer" means "help of my God" or "God his help" in Hebrew.

A person named "Eliezer" was "of Damascus," the "steward" (R.V., "possessor") of Abraham's house (Gen. 15:2, 3). It was probably he who headed the embassy sent by Abraham to the old home of his family in Padan-aram to seek a wife for his son Isaac. The account of this embassy is given at length in Gen. 24.

A person named "Eliezer" was the son of Becher, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:8).

A person named "Eliezer" was one of the two sons of Moses, born during his sojourn in Midian (Ex. 18:4; 1 Chr. 23:15, 17). He remained with his mother and brother Gershom with Jethro when Moses returned to Egypt. (Ex. 18:4). They were restored to Moses when Jethro heard of his departure out of Egypt.

A person named "Eliezer" was one of the priests who blew the trumpet before the ark when it was brought to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:24).

A person named "Eliezer" was the son of Zichri, and chief of the Reubenites under David (1 Chr. 27:16).

A person named "Eliezer" was a prophet in the time of Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 20:37). Others of this name are mentioned Luke 3:29; Ezra 8:16; 10:18, 23, 31.

Derived from Smith's Bible Dictionaries

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