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Abiezer

Abiezer, also known as Iezer, was a clan of the tribe of Manasseh and the home of Gideon, one of Israel's judges.

The name Abiezer means “father of help”

MaleTribe of ManassehEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament3 books8 verses

Summary

A man from the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Numbers 26:30; referred to as Abiezer or Abiezrite (אֲבִיעֶ֫זֶר), Iezer (אִיעֶזֶר), Abiezrite (אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִי), or Iezerite (אִיעֶזְרִי); son of Gilead; a brother of Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Shemida and Hepher.

Glossary entries

Abiezer Abiezrite Iezer, Iezerites Jeezer, Jeezerite

Family members

Father

Gilead

Siblings

Asriel Helek Hepher Shechem Shemida

Alternative names

Mentions

Includes 1 verse that refer to Abiezer without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

  1. Numbers 26:30אִיעֶזֶר · Iezer; אִיעֶזְרִי · Iezer
    These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek,
  2. Joshua 17:2אֲבִיעֶ֫זֶר · Abiezer
    So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.
  3. Judges 6:11אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִי · Abiezer
    Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.
  4. Judges 6:24אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִי · Abiezer
    So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
  5. Judges 6:34אֲבִיעֶ֫זֶר · Abiezer
    So the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, who blew the ram’s horn and rallied the Abiezrites behind him.
  6. Judges 6:35Referred to, not named
    Calling them to arms, Gideon sent messengers throughout Manasseh, as well as Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, so that they came up to meet him.
  7. Judges 8:2אֲבִיעֶ֫זֶר · Abiezer
    But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?
  8. Judges 8:32אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִי · Abiezer
    Later, Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.