Abiezer
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- A clan of Manasseh, the most important member of which was Gideon, in whose time the seat of the clan was at Ophrah on the western side of the Jordan (Josh 17:2; Jdg 6:11ff, Jdg 8:2; 1Chr 7:18; Num 26:30 has Jeezer). Abiezrite is the Gentile name, and is found in Jdg 6:11ff, Jdg 8:32; Num 26:30 has Jeezerite.
- Abiezer the Anethothite, one of the "thirty men" of David, and commanding officer of 24,000 men in the ninth month (2 Sam 23:27; 1Chr 11:28, 1Chr 27:12).
This entry includes text from the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906.
