People of the Bible

Ezer, son of Seir

The name Ezer means “a help.” Ezer is mentioned in 5 verses of the Bible, first in Genesis 36:21.

Family of Ezer

Who was Ezer?

One of the sons of Seir, the native princes, “dukes,” of Mount Hor (Gen. 36:21, 27).

Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.

Key verses about Ezer

  • Genesis 36:21

    And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

  • Genesis 36:27

    The children of Ezer are these; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Akan.

  • Genesis 36:30

    Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:38

    And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:42

    The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.

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