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Bozrah
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Enclosure; fortress.
Bozrah (1)
#The city of Jobab, one of the early Edomite kings (Gen. 36:33). This place is mentioned by the prophets in later times (Isa. 34:6; Jer. 49:13; Amos 1:12; Micah 2:12). Its modern representative is el-Busseireh. It lies in the mountain district of Petra, 20 miles to the south-east of the Dead Sea.
Bozrah (2)
#A Moabite city in the “plain country” (Jer. 48:24), i.e., on the high level down on the east of the Dead Sea. It is probably the modern Buzrah.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(fortress).
In Edom, the city of Jobab the son of Zerah, one of the early king of that nation. (Genesis 36:33; 1 Chronicles 1:44) Mentioned by Isaiah, (Isaiah 34:6; 63:1) in connection with Edom, and by Jeremiah, (Jeremiah 49:13,22; Amos 1:12) and (Micah 2:12) Its modern representative is el-Busaireh, which lies on the mountain district to the southeast of the Dead Sea. In his catalogue of the cities of the land of Moab, Jeremiah, (Jeremiah 48:24) mentions a Bozrah as in “the plain country” (ver 21), i.e. the high level downs on the east of the Dead Sea.
In the Bible
9
Verses where Bozrah is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 1:44
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
- Amos 1:12
So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
- Genesis 36:33
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
- Isaiah 34:6
The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat— with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
- Isaiah 63:1
Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
- Jeremiah 48:24
upon Kerioth, Bozrah, and all the towns of Moab, those far and near.
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Scripture on Bozrah
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Entries that reference Bozrah
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Bozrah 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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