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(Hebrews E'tser, àֵöֶø ,treasure; Sept. Á᾿óÜñ , Vulg. Eser), one of the sons of Seir, and native princes of Mount Hor (Gen_36:21; Gen_36:27; Gen_36:30; 1Ch_1:42; 1Ch_1:38, in which last verse the name is Anglicized "Ezar"). B.C. cir. 1927.
Ezer
(Hebrews E'zer, òֶæֶø òֵæֶø [in pause, A'zer, òָæֶø ], help), the name of five men. SEE ROMAMTIEZER; SEE EBEN-EZER.
1. (Sept. Å᾿æÝñ v.r. Á᾿æÝñ ,Vulg. Ezer.) A person named with Elead (q.v.) as a son (or descendant) of Ephraim, who was slain by the aboriginal inhabitants of Gath while engaged in a foray on their cattle (1Ch_7:21). Ewald (Gesch. Isr. 1:490) assigns this occurrence to the pre-Egyptian period. B.C. ante 1658.
2. (Sept. Å᾿æÝñ v.r. Ãáæὴñ ,Vulg. Ezer.) The father of Hushah, one of the posterity of Hur, of the tribe of Judah (1Ch_4:4). B.C. cir. 1658. In 1Ch_4:17 he appears to be called EZRA, but no such son occurs among the list of'those there attributed to him.
3. (Sept. Á᾿æÝñ v.r. Á᾿æÜ , Vulg. Ezer.) The first-named of the Gittite champions who repaired to David at Ziklag (1Ch_12:9). B.C, 1054.
4. (Sept. Á᾿æÝñ v.r. Á᾿æïýñ ,Vulg. Azer.) Son of Jeshua, and ruler of Mizpah, who repaired part of the city wall near the armory (Neh_3:19). B.C. 446.
5. (Sept. É᾿åæïýñ ,Vulg. Ezer.) One of the priests who made the circuit of the newly-finished walls of Jerusalem (Neh_12:42). B.C. 446.