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Bezer

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The source enumerates 2 distinct subjects under Bezer. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.A city of the Reubenites; one of the three cities of refuge on the east of Jordan (Deut.
  2. 2.A descendant of Asher (1 Chr.

Ore of gold or silver.

  1. Bezer (1)

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    A city of the Reubenites; one of the three cities of refuge on the east of Jordan (Deut. 4: 43; Josh. 20:8). It has been identified with the modern ruined village of Burazin, some 12 miles north of Heshbon; also with Kasur-el-Besheir, 2 miles south-west of Dibon.

  2. Bezer (2)

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    A descendant of Asher (1 Chr. 7:37).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(gold ore), son of Zophah, one of the heads of the houses of Asher. (1 Chronicles 7:37)

In the Bible

5

Verses where Bezer is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 6:78

    From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,

  • 1 Chronicles 7:37

    Bezer, Hod, Shamma, Shilshah, Ithran, and Beera.

  • Deuteronomy 4:43

    Bezer in the wilderness on the plateau belonging to the Reubenites, Ramoth in Gilead belonging to the Gadites, or Golan in Bashan belonging to the Manassites.

  • Joshua 20:8

    And beyond the Jordan, east of Jericho, they designated Bezer on the wilderness plateau from the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead from the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan from the tribe of Manasseh.

  • Joshua 21:36

    From the tribe of Reuben they were given Bezer, Jahaz,

Scripture on Bezer

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Entries that reference Bezer

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Bezer references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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