Abiezer
[Ābĭē’zûr] – father of help or in help.
1. The son of Hammoleketh, who was the sister of Machir and daughter of Manasseh. Gideon belonged to this family (Josh. 17:2; Judg. 6:11; 1 Chron. 7:18). Perhaps the same as Jeezer (Num. 26:30).
2. An Anethothite, one of David’s thirty-seven chief heroes, who had command of the army during the ninth month (2 Sam. 23:27; 1 Chron. 11:28; 27:12). Also the name of a district (Judg. 6:34).
Today’s Reading Is From:
All the Women of the Bible
by Herbert Lockyer
A portrait gallery and reference library of women from the Bible. Characters you can learn from and teachings you can apply.
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* All the Men of the Bible by Herbert Lockyer
