Atomic Bible

Clan of Manasseh, home of Gideon

Abiezer

Named in 7 verses across 3 books, first in Numbers 26:30.

אֲבִיעֶ֫זֶרAbiezer

אִיעֶזֶרIezer

אֲבִי הָעֶזְרִיAbiezrite

אִיעֶזְרִיIezerite

Also called Iezer, Abiezrite, Iezerite.

The name means “father of help.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

Father
Gilead
Brothers and sisters
Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Shemida, Hepher
People
Tribe of Manasseh

About Abiezer Written by AI

Abiezer, also referred to as Iezer or the Abiezrites, was a clan within the tribe of Manasseh, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The clan was named after Abiezer, who was a son of Gilead and a grandson of Manasseh (Numbers 26:30; Joshua 17:2). The Abiezrites settled in the region of Ophrah, which was located in the territory of Manasseh. Gideon, one of the judges of Israel, belonged to the clan of Abiezer (Judges 6:11). When Gideon was called by God to deliver Israel from the oppression of the Midianites, he gathered men from his clan and other tribes to form an army (Judges 6:34). After Gideon's victory over the Midianites, he faced opposition from the men of Ephraim, who complained that they had not been called to join the battle earlier. Gideon tactfully responded, praising the Ephraimites and comparing their achievement to the grapes of Abiezer, implying that their contribution was greater than that of his own clan (Judges 8:2). Gideon died and was buried in Ophrah of the Abiezrites (Judges 8:32). The clan of Abiezer continued to play a role in the history of Israel, being mentioned in the genealogies of Manasseh (Numbers 26:30; Joshua 17:2).

Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.

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Where the Bible names him

  1. Numbers 26:30

    These were the descendants of Gilead: the Iezerite clan from Iezer, the Helekite clan from Helek,

  2. Joshua 17:2

    So this allotment was for the rest of the descendants of Manasseh—the clans of Abiezer, Helek, Asriel, Shechem, Hepher, and Shemida. These are the other male descendants of the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph.

  3. Judges 6:11

    Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.

  4. Judges 6:24

    So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

  5. Judges 6:34

    So the Spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, who blew the ram’s horn and rallied the Abiezrites behind him.

  6. Judges 8:2

    But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer?

  7. Judges 8:32

    Later, Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.