Eliezer

Eliezer

:" For the mathematician and Tamil activist see C.J. Eliezer; also look at Eleazar"

Eliezer (Hebrew: אֱלִיעֶזֶר, Standard Unicode|"Eliʿézer", Tiberian Unicode|"ʾĔlîʿézer"; "Help/Court of my God") was the name of at least three different characters in the Bible.

The son of Moses

Eliezer was Moses and Zipporah's second son. His name means "God is help" in Hebrew.

The verse in the book of Exodus (18:4) states:

:"The name of the (other son) son was "Eliezer", because 'My father's God ("Eli") was my helper ("ezer"), rescuing me from Pharaoh's sword."

Both "Gershom" and "Eliezer" were born during the time Moses had fled from Egypt and had taken refuge in Midian and had married Jethro's daughter Zipporah.

Eliezer of Damascus

There is also an "Eliezer" known as Eliezer of Damascus (Hebrew: דַּמֶּשֶׂק אֱלִיעֶזֶר, Standard Unicode|"Damméseq Eliʿézer", Tiberian Unicode|"Damméśeq ʾĔlîʿézer"), head of the patriarch Abraham's household mentioned in the book of Genesis (15:2):

:"Abram said, 'O Lord, God, what will you give me if I remain childless? The heir to my household will be Eliezer (of) Damascus."

According to most opinions the nameless servant in Genesis 24, who searched for a bride for Isaac, was this Eliezer. There is also an interpretation, cited for example by Rashi, that Eliezer went alone with Abraham to rescue Lot, with the reference to 318 men (Genesis 14:14) being the numerical value of Eliezer's name in Hebrew.

Eliezer, prophet

A prophet called Eliezer, son of Dodavah, rebuked King Jehosophat for aligning himself with Ahaziah the King of Israel. He and Ahaziah built ships in Ezion Geber which were to sail to Tarshish for trade. According to 2 Chronicles (20:37), the ships sank due to his not relying on the Lord:

:"Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, "Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, the LORD will destroy what you have made." The ships were wrecked and were not able to set sail to trade.

Trivia

Eliezer is the name of the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which supports the activities of The Chai Society at Yale University.


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