1. Eliezer of Damascus

Eliezer of Damascus is first mentioned in Genesis 15:2 as the chief servant of Abram (later Abraham). In this passage, Abram expresses concern to God that he remains childless and that his estate will be inherited by Eliezer, his servant. The Berean Standard Bible records Abram's words: "But Abram replied, 'O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?'" (Genesis 15:2). This indicates the high level of trust and responsibility placed upon Eliezer, as he was considered a potential heir before the birth of Isaac.

Eliezer's role as a trusted servant is further highlighted in Genesis 24, where he is traditionally identified as the unnamed servant sent by Abraham to find a wife for Isaac. Although the text does not explicitly name him, Jewish tradition and many Christian scholars have long associated this servant with Eliezer. In this mission, Eliezer demonstrates faithfulness, prayerfulness, and discernment, seeking God's guidance to find Rebekah as a suitable wife for Isaac. His actions reflect the qualities of a devoted and obedient servant, entrusted with a critical task in the continuation of Abraham's lineage.

2. Eliezer, Son of Moses

Another Eliezer is mentioned in the lineage of Moses. Eliezer was the second son of Moses and Zipporah, born during Moses' time in Midian. His name, meaning "My God is help," reflects Moses' gratitude for divine assistance. In Exodus 18:4, the BSB states, "The other son was named Eliezer, because Moses had said, 'The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.'" This naming signifies Moses' acknowledgment of God's providence and protection during his flight from Egypt.

Eliezer's role in the biblical narrative is less prominent than that of his brother Gershom, but his inclusion in the genealogies of the Levites underscores his place within the priestly lineage. In 1 Chronicles 23:15-17, Eliezer's descendants are noted, indicating the continuation of his line within the tribe of Levi.

3. Eliezer, Son of Dodavahu

Eliezer, the son of Dodavahu, is a prophet mentioned in 2 Chronicles 20:37. He prophesied against Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, for his alliance with Ahaziah, king of Israel. The BSB records, "Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, 'Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.' So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish" (2 Chronicles 20:37). This incident highlights the importance of seeking God's will and avoiding ungodly alliances, as Jehoshaphat's partnership with the wicked king Ahaziah led to divine disapproval and the destruction of their joint venture.

4. Other References to Eliezer

Several other individuals named Eliezer appear in the Old Testament, often listed among the genealogies or as participants in significant events. For example, an Eliezer is mentioned among the leaders who returned with Ezra from Babylonian exile (Ezra 8:16). Another Eliezer is noted in the list of those who had married foreign wives and pledged to put them away in accordance with the law (Ezra 10:18-23).

The name Eliezer, meaning "God is help," is a testament to the faith and reliance on divine assistance that characterized the lives of those who bore it. Each Eliezer in the biblical narrative serves as a reminder of God's providence and the importance of faithfulness to His commands.Eliezer

help, or court, of my God

Eliezer

1. Of Damascus, the lawful heir of Abraham, should he die childless, Genesis 15:2. He is generally assumed to be the "eldest servant," who was sent, sixty-five years afterwards, to obtain a wife for Isaac, Genesis 24:1-67. But as the name of the latter is not given; as Abraham had near relatives, Lot and others; and as there is no evidence that he ever lived in Damascus, some think Eliezer must have been a near relative of Abraham residing at Damascus; and that "steward of my house" and "born in my house"-literally son of my house, Genesis 15:2,3-mean the same thing, the lawful family heir.

2. Several others of this name are mentioned, Exodus 18:4 1 Chronicles 15:24 27:16 2 Chronicles 20:37 Luke 3:29.

God his help.

(1.) "Of Damascus," the "steward" (R.V., "possessor") of Abraham's house (Genesis 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 Genesis 24.

(2.) The son of Becher, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:8).

(3.) One of the two sons of Moses, born during his sojourn in Midian (Exodus 18:4; 1 Chronicles 23:15, 17). He remained with his mother and brother Gershom with Jethro when Moses returned to Egypt. (Exodus 18:4). They were restored to Moses when Jethro heard of his departure out of Egypt.

(4.) One of the priests who blew the trumpet before the ark when it was brought to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 15:24).

(5.) Son of Zichri, and chief of the Reubenites under David (1 Chronicles 27:16).

(6.) A prophet in the time of Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20:37). Others of this name are mentioned Luke 3:29; Ezra 8:16; 10:18, 23, 31.

DAMMESEK ELIEZER

(Genesis 15:2 the English Revised Version). See ELIEZER (1).

ELIEZER

el-i-e'-zer, e-li-e'-zer ('eli`ezer; Eliezer, "God is help"):

(1) The chief servant of Abram (Genesis 15:2); the American Standard Revised Version "Eliezer of Damascus," the English Revised Version "Dammesek Eliezer." The Hebrew is peculiar: literally, "And the son of the possession (mesheq) of my house is Dammeseq (of) Eliezer." A possible but unlikely meaning is that his property would become the possession of Damascus, the city of Eliezer. Targum Syriac (Revised Version margin) read "Eliezer the Damascene": this supposes a reading, "Eliezer ha-dammasqi" or "mid-dammeseq." The text may be corrupt: the assonance between mesheq and Dammeseq is suspicious. Abram calls Eliezer "one born in my house" i.e. a dependant, a member of his household, and so regards him as his heir, Lot having gone from him (Genesis 13). Eliezer is probably the servant, "the eider of his house, that ruled over all that he had," of Genesis 24.

(2) The 2nd son of Moses and Zipporah, called thus for "the God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh" (Exodus 18:4 1 Chronicles 23:15).

(3) A son of Becher, one of the sons of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:8).

(4) A priest who assisted in bringing up the ark from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 15:24).

(5) The son of Zichri, ruler over the Reubenites in the time of David (1 Chronicles 27:16).

(6) The son of Dodavahu of Mareshah who prophesied the destruction of the ships which Jehochaphat, king of Judah, built, because he had done so in cooperation with Ahaziah, king of Israel (2 Chronicles 20:35).

(7) One of the messengers whom Ezra sent to Iddo, the chief at Casiphia, with the request for ministers for the Temple (Ezra 8:16).

(8, 9, 10) A priest, a Levite, and one of the sons of Harim who had married non-Israelitish women (Ezra 10:18, 23, 11).

(11) An ancestor of Jesus in the genealogy given by Luke (Luke 3:29).

S. F. Hunter

1663. Eliezer -- Eliezer, an Israelite
... 1662, 1663. Eliezer. 1664 . Eliezer, an Israelite. Part of Speech:
Proper Noun, Indeclinable Transliteration: Eliezer Phonetic ...
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2976. Lazaros -- Lazarus, the name of two Israelites
... two Israelites. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Lazaros Phonetic
Spelling: (lad'-zar-os) Short Definition: Lazarus, Eliezer Definition: Lazarus ...
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2500. Ioses -- Joses, an Israelite name
... Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Ioses Phonetic Spelling: (ee-o-sace') Short
Definition: Joses Definition: (Hebrew), Joses (a) son of Eliezer, (b) son ...
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2424. Iesous -- Jesus or Joshua, the name of the Messiah, also ...
... Iesous Phonetic Spelling: (ee-ay-sooce') Short Definition: Jesus Definition: Jesus;
the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus. ...
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2499. Iose -- Jose.
... of Joses Definition: (Hebrew), gen. case of Joses (a) son of Eliezer, (b) son of
Mary, brother of Jesus, (c) surnamed Barnabas (also called Joseph). ...
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461. Eliezer -- "God is help," the name of several Israelites ...
... 460, 461. Eliezer. 462 . ... Word Origin from el and ezer Definition "God is help,"
the name of several Isr., also of a Damascene NASB Word Usage Eliezer (14). ...
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Gershom and Eliezer
... THE BOOK OF EXODUS GERSHOM AND ELIEZER. 'The name of the one [of Moses' sons] was
Gershom ... and the name of the other was Eliezer....'Exodus 18:3, 4. ...
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How Servile Fear Remains Together with Holy Love.
... Our great father Abraham sent his servant Eliezer to choose a wife for his only
son Isaac: Eliezer went, and by Divine inspiration made choice of the fair and ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter xvii how servile fear.htm

Appendix 2 Extracts from the Babylon Talmud
... [78] These are the words of Rabbi Eliezer. ... Gemara"Fol.3 a. To the end
of the night watch."How does Rabbi Eliezer mean this? ...
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Chapter xv
... 2, 3. And Abram said: Lord Yahweh, what couldest Thou give me, seeing I am going
on childless, and the prospective heir of my house is the Damascene, Eliezer? ...
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Lydda
... with him. R. Illai, and R. Eliezer; and others, who are vulgarly called
the Southern, in the sense we produced before. Concerning R ...
/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 16 lydda.htm

How we are to Conform Ourselves to God's Will Signified unto us by ...
... O Lord, said the faithful Eliezer, the God of my master, Abraham, meet me
to-day, I beseech thee, and shew kindness to my master, Abraham! ...
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Although the Jews, Then, Pride Themselves on Circumcision, they ...
... This may be said to appear from what is written in the book of Exodus, where the
angel before the circumcision of Eliezer [4234] was able to work against [4235 ...
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Chapter xxiv
... It seems very strange that the account does not identify this servant. It may have
been Eliezer of whom we last heard about sixty years ago (Genesis 15:12). ...
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Whether Divination by Auguries, Omens, and by Like Observations of ...
... Yet Gedeon made use of an omen, when he listened to the relation and interpreting
of a dream (Judges 7:15): and Eliezer, Abraham's servant, acted in like ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether divination by auguries omens.htm

Appendix 1 Massecheth Middoth
... voice) in the court?" "It is the noise of a Levite who is beaten, and his clothes
are set on fire, because he slept upon his watch." Rabbi Eliezer, the son of ...
/.../edersheim/sketches of jewish social life/appendix 1 massecheth middoth.htm

Eliezer (14 Occurrences)
... 23, 31. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DAMMESEK ELIEZER. (Genesis 15:2 the
English Revised Version). See ELIEZER (1). ELIEZER. el-ie ...
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Elie'zer (14 Occurrences)
Elie'zer. Eliezer, Elie'zer. Elihaba . ... Luke 3:29 the 'son' of Jose, the 'son'
of Eliezer, the 'son' of Jorim, the 'son' of Matthat, (See RSV). ...
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Rehabiah (3 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Enlargement of the Lord, the son of Eliezer, and grandson
of Moses (1 Chronicles 23:17; 24:21). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Zichri (12 Occurrences)
... Codex Alexandrinus has Zechri = Zichri, but the Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus other
names; see ZABDI, (4); (c) a descendant of Eliezer (1 Chronicles 26:25). ...
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Rehabi'ah (3 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 23:17 And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer
had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. (See RSV). ...
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Zicri (11 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 26:25 And his brethren by Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his
son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son. (See NIV). ...
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Jarib (3 Occurrences)
... Ezra 8:16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and
for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for ...
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Jeshaiah (7 Occurrences)
... Deliverance of Jehovah. (1.) A Kohathite Levite, the father of Joram, of the family
of Eliezer (1 Chronicles 26:25); called also Isshiah (24:21). ...
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Dodavahu (1 Occurrence)
... do-dav'-a-hu (dodhawahu, "loved of God"; the King James Version Dodavah): Father
of Eliezer of Mareshah, a prophet in the days of Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20 ...
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Mareshah (8 Occurrences)
... at Mareshah, Asa overwhelmed Zerah the Ethiopian and his army, pursuing them as
far as Gezer (2 Chronicles 14:9). From Mareshah came Eliezer the prophet who ...
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