Bible Person

Eliezer

Meaning: help · Male · 1 cross reference

This Eliezer entry refers to one of the priestly men named in Ezra 10:18, distinct from the other post-exilic and earlier figures of the same name. He belongs to the restored community's difficult confrontation with disobedience. First appears in Ezra 10:18.1

AI summary: This Eliezer matters because his single cross reference shows that the need for repentance extended into priestly circles as well as the wider population. The entry adds moral seriousness to Ezra's reform by showing that sacred office did not exempt anyone from accountability. Taken together, the material presents this Eliezer as one of the named individuals included in post-exilic correction.1

Central Figure

Eliezer

Meaning: help