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Eliezer

Pronounced el-ee-EH-zer

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✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Eliezer appears in the King James Bible, including Exodus 18:4.

Meaning: "God is my help; My God is helper"
Origin: Hebrew

Eliezer means "God is my help" in Hebrew. The most prominent Eliezer is Abraham's chief servant — "the steward of my house" — who managed Abraham's entire estate and was sent on the crucial mission to find a wife for Isaac. Abraham's trust in Eliezer was extraordinary: he sent this servant on a 500-mile journey to Mesopotamia with ten camels laden with gifts to find a bride from Abraham's own family. Eliezer's prayer at the well — asking God for a specific sign involving water and camels — and its immediate, precise answer through Rebekah is one of Scripture's most beautiful stories of divine guidance. Eliezer's servant-leadership exemplifies faithfulness, wisdom, and total dependence on God. He refused to eat until he had told his errand, presented Abraham's case with integrity, and worshipped God when the mission succeeded. His character so impressed Rebekah's family that they released her to travel to a man they'd never met. Moses also named his second son Eliezer, declaring: "The God of my father was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh."

Spiritual meaning

Eliezer — 'God is my help' — modeled servant-leadership at its finest. His story teaches that the greatest missions succeed when we combine diligent effort with radical dependence on God's guidance.

Related verses (KJV)

"And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham."
Genesis 24:12 (KJV) →
"And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh."
Exodus 18:4 (KJV) →

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