Bible Dictionary
Jeezer
Jeezer was a descendant of Manasseh and ancestor of the Jeezerite family. The name is also identified with Abiezer in parallel genealogical lists.
Definition
Jeezer was a descendant of Manasseh and the founder or ancestor of the Jeezerite family. The name means “father of help.” Parallel genealogical lists give the name as Abiezer or Iezer.
Biblical Usage
Jeezer appears in the census and genealogical record of Manasseh’s descendants.
Historical Background
The supplied material identifies Jeezer as a clan of Gilead and explains the form as “of Abiezer.”
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(father of help), (Numbers 26:30) the name of a descendant of Manasseh and founder of the family of the Jeezerites. In parallel lists the name is given as ABI-EZER.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>je-e'-zer (the King James Version) ('i`ezer; the Revised Version (British and American) IEZER): The name of a elan of Gilead (Nu 26:30), but read la-'abhi`ezer, i.e. "of Abiezer" (compare Jos 17:2).</p><p>See ABIEZER.</p>