Bible Strands
Eliezer
the name means God of help Strong's Lexicon
Eliezer was the leader of the tribe of Reuben during King David's reign.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
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.
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Zichri
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at 1 Chronicles 27:16.
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Verses that name Eliezer
- 1 Chronicles 27:16 These officers were in charge of the tribes of Israel: Over the Reubenites was Eliezer son of Zichri; over the Simeonites was Shephatiah son of Maacah;