Eliezer
Eliezer was the second son of Moses and Zipporah.
The name Eliezer means “help, or court, of my God”
MaleLeviteTribe of LeviEgypt and Wilderness eraOld Testament2 books4 verses
Summary
A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exodus 18:4; only referred to as Eliezer (אֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר); son of Moses and Zipporah; a brother of Gershom; father of Rehabiah.
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- אֱלִיעֶ֫זֶרEliezer
Mentions
- The other son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
- The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
- The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
- His relatives through Eliezer included Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.