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Eliezer
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Name shared by several biblical figures, including Moses' second son, Abraham's servant of Damascus, and a prophet under Jehoshaphat.
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Eliezer is a name shared by several distinct biblical figures whose references roll up to this single entity. The most prominent are the second son of and Zipporah, born in and named 'my God is help' because God delivered Moses from 's sword (Exodus 18:4; 1 Chronicles 23:15), and Eliezer of Damascus, the servant whom names as his presumptive heir before the promise of a son (Genesis 15:2). The prophet Eliezer son of Dodavahu prophesies against for allying with Ahaziah, foretelling the wreck of his ships (2 Chronicles 20:37). Genealogies and lists add a Benjaminite son of Becher (1 Chronicles 7:8), the Reubenite ruler, son of Zichri, among 's tribal officers (1 Chronicles 27:16), and a priest who blew a trumpet before the Ark when David brought it to (1 Chronicles 15:24). 8:16 names an Eliezer among the chief men sent to recruit for the return from , Ezra 10 records Eliezers among those who had taken foreign wives, and 3:29 includes an Eliezer in the genealogy of .
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