Eliezer

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Eliezer
     God his help. (1.) "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.


     
       (2.) The son of Becher, and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:8).
     
       (3.) 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.
     
       (4.) One of the priests who blew the trumpet before the ark
     when it was brought to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:24).
     
       (5.) Son of Zichri, and chief of the Reubenites under David (1
     Chr. 27:16).
     
       (6.) 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.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Eliezer, help, or court, of my God