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The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, "My father`s God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh`s sword."

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A Name as a Testimony

Commentators explain that the name "Eliezer" literally means "My God is help." Moses named his son this to publicly declare and remember a specific act of God's protection. The name itself became a testimony, proclaiming that "The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh." This shows how names in the Bible often carried deep theological significance, serving as declarations of faith.

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Exodus

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Exodus 18:4

19th Century

Bishop

Eliezer. —Eliezer is supposed to have been the boy whom Zipporah circumcised in the wilderness (Exodus 4:25). He grew …

John Gill

John Gill

On Exodus 18:4

17th Century

Pastor

And the name of the other was Eliezer
Who seems to be his second son, and was that which was circumcised by Zipporah…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Exodus 18:1–6

17th Century

Minister

Jethro came to rejoice with Moses in the happiness of Israel, and to bring his wife and children to him. Moses must have his family with him, so th…