Eliezer

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The origin of the name Eliezer is Hebrew

 

This is how Eliezer is written in Hebrew:

אֱלִיעֶזֶר =  ‘Eliy`ezer

 

This is how Eliezer is written in Greek

Ἐλιέζερ = Eliezer

 

The  biblical meaning of the name Eliezer is God is help.

 

Eliezer was a son of Moses, another Eliezer was a priest who helped move the ark, a third Eliezer was a prophet who spoke to Jehoshaphat, there are other 6 Eliezer named in the bible in the new testament Eliezer was the son of Jorim, in the genealogy of Christ

 

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

 

Genesis 15:2 KJV
And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this אֱלִיעֶזֶר (Eliezer) of Damascus?

Exodus 18:4 KJV
And the name of the other was אֱלִיעֶזֶר (Eliezer); for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:

1 Chronicles 7:8 KJV
And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and אֱלִיעֶזֶר (Eliezer), and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher.

1 Chronicles 15:24 KJV
And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and אֱלִיעֶזֶר (Eliezer), the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

1 Chronicles 23:15 KJV
The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and אֱלִיעֶזֶר (Eliezer).

1 Chronicles 23:17 KJV
And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And אֱלִיעֶזֶר (Eliezer) had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

1 Chronicles 26:25 KJV
And his brethren by אֱלִיעֶזֶר (Eliezer); Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.

1 Chronicles 27:16 KJV
Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was אֱלִיעֶזֶר (Eliezer) the son of Zichri: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:

2 Chronicles 20:37 KJV
Then אֱלִיעֶזֶר (Eliezer) the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

Ezra 8:16 KJV
Then sent I for אֱלִיעֶזֶר (Eliezer), for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.

Ezra 10:18 KJV
And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and אֱלִיעֶזֶר (Eliezer), and Jarib, and Gedaliah.

Ezra 10:23 KJV
Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and אֱלִיעֶזֶר (Eliezer).

Ezra 10:31 KJV
And of the sons of Harim; אֱלִיעֶזֶר (Eliezer), Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

New Testament

Luke 3:29 KJV
Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of אֱלִיעֶזֶר (Eliezer), which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,