Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia ABIEZER ab-i-e'-zer, a-bi-e'-zer ('abhi`ezer, "father of help," or "my father is help." Iezer, Iezerite (in the King James Version Jeezer, Jeezerite), is Abiezer with the letter beth omitted): (1) A descendant of Joseph the son of Jacob, and head of one of the families of Manasseh that settled West of the Jordan (Numbers 26:30 Joshua 17:1-6 1 Chronicles 7:14-19). As he was great uncle to Zelophehad's daughters, who brought a case before Moses (Numbers 36), he must have been an old man at the time of the conquest. He was the son of Gilead the son of Machir, in the sense of being a more remote descendant, for Machir had sons before the death of Joseph (Genesis 50:23). The Machir that possessed Gilead and Bashan because he was "a man of war" was the Manassite family of Machir, with Jair as its great general (Joshua 17:1; Joshua 13:30, 31, Numbers 32:39-41, Deuteronomy 3:12-15). To Abiezer and other sons of Gilead territory was assigned West of the Jordan. In later generations the name survived as that of the family to which Gideon belonged, and perhaps also of the region which they occupied (Judges 6:34; Judges 8:2). They are also called Abiezrites (Judges 6:11, 24, 8:32). The region was West of Shechem, with Ophrah for its principal city. (2) One of David's mighty men, "the Anathothite" (2 Samuel 23:27 1 Chronicles 11:28), who was also one of David s month-by-month captains, his month being the ninth (1 Chronicles 27:12). Willis J. Beecher

Multi-Version Concordance Abiezer (7 Occurrences) Joshua 17:2 So this was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families: for the children of Abiezer, for the children of Helek, for the children of Asriel, for the children of Shechem, for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) Judges 6:34 But the Spirit of Yahweh came on Gideon; and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered together after him. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS) Judges 8:2 He said to them, "What have I now done in comparison with you? Isn't the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS NAS NIV) 2 Samuel 23:27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 7:18 His sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 11:28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the Anathothite, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS NIV) 1 Chronicles 27:12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites: and in his division were twenty-four thousand. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)