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Eliezer of Damascus (Hebrew: דַּמֶּשֶׂק אֱלִיעֶזֶר, Modern: Damméseq ʾÉlīʿézer, Tiberian: Dammeseq ʾĔlīʿezer) was, according to the Targums, the son of Nimrod. Eliezer was head of the patriarch Abraham 's household, as mentioned in the Book of Genesis (15:2).
Mar 8, 2024 · In Ezra 8:16–17, Eliezer is one of eleven priests commissioned by Ezra to find ministers for the house of God in Jerusalem from among the inhabitants of Casiphia. Three other men named Eliezer—a priest, a Levite, and a lay person—were among the sons of priests who had married foreign women ( Ezra 10:18–19, 23, 31 ).
1. He Is Mentioned Only Once in the Torah by Name. Eliezer, the faithful servant of Abraham, is mentioned by name only once in Scripture, as part of a conversation between Abraham and G‑d.
Sep 27, 2018 · Eliezer, an Old Testament figure, is known for his unwavering faithfulness, loyalty, and pivotal role in the narratives of the Old Testament. His name, which means “ God is my help” in Hebrew, reflects the deep connection he had with his faith and his reliance on the Almighty.
Discover the meaning of Eliezer in the Bible. Study the definition of Eliezer with multiple Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias and find scripture references in the Old and New Testaments.
The common notion is that Eliezer was Abraham's house-born slave, adopted as his heir, and meanwhile his chief and confidential servant, and the same who was afterwards sent into Mesopotamia to seek a wife for Isaac (q.v.).
ELIEZER, ELIEZAR ĕl ĕ ē’ zər ( אֱלִיעֶֽזֶר, God is help ). The name of eleven different individuals in the OT. 1. The head servant of Abraham ( Gen 15:2 ). According to the custom of that day, he was due to receive the inheritance of Abraham because Abraham then had no son as heir.
Eliezer. 1. Of Damascus, the lawful heir of Abraham, should he die childless, Genesis 15:2. He is generally assumed to be the "eldest servant," who was sent, sixty-five years afterwards, to obtain a wife for Isaac, Genesis 24:1-67.
ELIEZERELIEZER (Heb. אֶלִיעֶזֶר; "God is help"), the steward of *Abraham's household (Gen. 15:2). Source for information on Eliezer: Encyclopaedia Judaica dictionary.
Eliezer ben Hurcanus or Hyrcanus (Hebrew: אליעזר בן הורקנוס) was one of the most prominent Sages of the 1st and 2nd centuries in Judea, disciple of Rabban Yohanan ben Zakkai and colleague of Gamaliel II (whose sister Ima Shalom he married), and of Joshua ben Hananiah.
