Eliezer

Two different men share this name in the verses gathered here, and the name itself means something like my God is a help. The first appears in Genesis 15, when Abram, still childless, names “Eliezer of Damascus” as the steward of his house. The second is Moses’ younger son, and Exodus 18 explains the name: “the God of my father, said he, was mine help.” A third entry in Ezra 10 lists another Eliezer among the sons of Harim. Read Genesis 15 for the first, where a man with no heir is given a promise instead, and Exodus 18 for the second.

3 verses

Genesis

Genesis 15:2

And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

Exodus

Exodus 18:4

And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:

Ezra

Ezra 10:31

And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

Matthew George Easton, 1897

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.

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(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.