Wikipedia's first sentence called it “moses and zipporah 's second son”. Today it says “name of at least three different individuals in the hebrew bible”.
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Eliezer ( אֱלִיעֶזֶר / אֱלִיעָזֶר "Help/Court of my God ", Standard Hebrew Eliʿézer / Eliʿázer , Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔlîʿézer / ʾĔlîʿāzer ) was Moses and Zipporah 's second son. His name means "God was my help" in Hebrew . The verse in the book of Exodus (18:4) states: "The name of the (other son) son was Eliezer , because 'My father's God ( Eli ) was my helper ( ezer ), rescuing me from Pharaoh 's sword." Both Gershom and Eliezer were born during the time Moses had fled from Egypt and had taken refuge in Midian and had married Jethro 's daughter Zipporah . There is also an Eliezer known as Eliezer of Damascus ( אֱלִיעֶזֶר דַּמֶּשֶׂק / אֱלִיעָזֶר דַּמָּשֶׂק , Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔlîʿézer Damméśeq / ʾĔlîʿāzer Dammāśeq , Standard Hebrew Eliʿézer Damméseq / Eliʿázer Dammáseq ), the head of the patriarch Abraham 's household mentioned in the book of Genesis (15:2): "Abram said, 'O Lord, God, what will you give me if I remain childless? The heir to my household will be Eliezer (of) Damascus'."1
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Eliezer ; for the AI researcher and writer on rationality see Eliezer Yudkowsky ; for the Levite priest of the Hebrew Bible, see Eleazar .Eliezer ( Hebrew : אֱלִיעֶזֶר , Modern : Eliʿézer , Tiberian : ʾĔlîʿézer , "Help/Court of my God ") was the name of at least three different individuals in the Bible .
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{{About|three biblical figures|other uses|Eruiezer Eliezer ( Hebrew : אֱלִיעֶזֶר , Modern : Eli'ezer , Tiberian : ʼĔlîʻézer , "Help/Court of El ") was the name of at least three different individuals in the Bible .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Eliezer ( Hebrew : אֱלִיעֶזֶר , Modern : Eli'ezer , Tiberian : ʼĔlîʻézer , "Help/Court of El ") was the name of at least three different individuals in the Bible .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Name shared by multiple Biblical figures This article is about three biblical figures.Eliezer ( Hebrew : אֱלִיעֶזֶר , Modern : ʾÉlīʿezer , Tiberian : ʾĔlīʿezer , "Help/Court of El ") was the name of at least three different individuals in the Bible .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Name shared by multiple Biblical figures This article is about three biblical figures. Eliezer ( Hebrew : אֱלִיעֶזֶר , romanized : ʾĔliʿezer , lit. ' Help/Court of El ' ) was the name of at least three different individuals in the Hebrew Bible .
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moses and zipporah 's second son
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name of at least three different individuals in the hebrew bible
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