Abiezer

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The origin of the name Abiezer is Hebrew

 

This is how Abiezer is written in Hebrew

 

אֲבִיעֶזֶר = ‘Abiy`ezer

 

The meaning of the name Abiezer is: my father is help

 

Abiezer was  a Benjamite, warrior of David and a Manassite, called “son” of Gilead, also son of Gilead’s sister

 

The name Abiezer appears in the bible in the following verses:

Joshua 17:2 KJV
There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of אֲבִיעֶזֶר (Abiezer), and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.

Judges 6:34 KJV
But the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and אֲבִיעֶזֶר (Abiezer) was gathered after him.

Judges 8:2 KJV
And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of אֲבִיעֶזֶר (Abiezer)?

2 Samuel 23:27 KJV
אֲבִיעֶזֶר (Abiezer) the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

1 Chronicles 7:18 KJV
And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and אֲבִיעֶזֶר (Abiezer), and Mahalah.

1 Chronicles 11:28 KJV
Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, אֲבִיעֶזֶר (Abiezer) the Antothite,

1 Chronicles 27:12 KJV
The ninth captain for the ninth month was אֲבִיעֶזֶר (Abiezer) the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.