Person Old Testament
Eliezer
Eliezer was the leader of the tribe of Reuben during King David's reign. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 27:16.
Why it matters. Leader of the tribe of Reuben under David.
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Eliezer
Eliezer is listed as the leader of the tribe of Reuben during King David's reign (1Ch.27.16). He was one of the twelve tribal leaders appointed by David to oversee the administration of the kingdom. Each leader was responsible for the affairs of their tribe for one month of the year. The Bible does not provide any additional information about Eliezer's life or role as the leader of Reuben.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)