Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(father of help, helpful).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
ABIE'ZER (the father of help, i. e. helpful), the eldest son of Gilead, Josh 17:2; Num 26:30; or of a sister of Gilead, 1 Chr 7:18; founded a family at Ophrah, from which sprang Gideon. Jud 8:32.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
father of help