The Hebrew Iezer (אִיעֶזֶר), also spelled Abiezer, means 'my father is help' (from ab, father + ezer, help). This name belongs to a descendant of Manasseh and is the tribal ancestor of the Abiezrites — the clan to which Gideon the judge belonged. The name embodies the conviction that one's father (or divine Father) is the primary source of assistance.
The name Iezer — 'my father is help' — points to the Hebrew understanding that divine fatherhood is fundamentally about help and provision. Gideon, from the clan of Abiezer (Iezer's descendants), was called to deliver Israel — not by his own strength but by the help of his heavenly Father. This is the pattern throughout Judges: the weakest become strong, the hidden become leaders, because the Father helps. Jesus teaches the same: 'Apart from me you can do nothing' (John 15:5). The New Testament unfolds Iezer's theology: we have a Father who is our help, our ever-present source of strength in weakness.