Bible Encyclopedia: Bezer

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BEZER

be'-zer (betser; Bosor, "strong"):

(1) A city of refuge, set apart by Moses for the Reubenites and located in the "plain country" (or table-land, Mishor) East of the Jordan, later assigned to this tribe by Joshua (Deuteronomy 4:43 Joshua 20:8). The same city was assigned by lot as place of residence to the children of Merari of the Levite tribe (Joshua 21:36 1 Chronicles 6:63, 78). Driver, HDB, suggests the identity of Bezer with Bozrah (Septuagint, Bosor) (Jeremiah 48:24). Besheir has been suggested as the present site. According to the manuscript it was fortified by Mesha.

(2) A son of Zophah of the house of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:37).

A. L. Breslich

Strong's Hebrew

1221. Betser -- "fortress," a city in Reuben, also a descendant of ...
... Betser. 1222 . "fortress," a city in Reuben, also a descendant of Asher.
Transliteration: Betser Phonetic Spelling: (beh'-tser) Short Definition: Bezer. ... Bezer. ...
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Library

Perea. Beyond Jordan.
... In the Jews we read, "Trachon, which is bounded at Bozra." Not Bozrah of Edom, Isaiah
63:1; nor Bezer of the Reubenites, Joshua 20:8; but another, to wit ...
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Six Cities
... He loves!". [Illustration: Bezer]. Fourth City"Bezer. BEZER was situated
beyond the Jordan, in the tribe of Reuben. Although its ...
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The Cities of Refuge
... in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.8.
And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the ...
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The Six Cities.
... And on the other side Jordan, by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the
wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of ...
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The Gospel Refuge.
... KEDESH, Holiness. SHECHEM, Shoulder. HEBRON, Fellowship. BEZER, Stronghold.
RAMOTH, Exaltation. GOLAN, Joy. What a complete Saviour! ...
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The Cities of Refuge.
... These cities were six in number: Kedesh, Shechem, and Kirjath-arba, on the west
of Jordan; and Bezer, Ramoth, and Golan, on the east of that river. ...
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Of the Cities of Refuge.
... the land of Canaan, [Joshua 20:7,8]. And these were placed by one another, just
as two ranks of vines are in a vineyard: Hebron in Judea against Bezer in the ...
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How the Hebrews Fought with the Midianites, and Overcame Them.
... Now the cities which were set apart for this flight were these: Bezer, at the borders
of Arabia; Ramoth, of the land of Gilead; and Golan, in the land of Bashan ...
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Covenanting Provided for in the Everlasting Covenant.
... Kedesh, a holy place: Hebron, society, friendship, the end of a covenant: Shechem,
a part or portion, as the lot of a covenant inheritance: Bezer, cut off and ...
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Appendices
... Arnon. [And]. 26. I built Beth-Bamoth, for it was destroyed. I built Bezer
(Deuteronomy 4:43), for [it was] in ruins. 27. [And all ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Bezer

vine branches

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Bezer

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

ATS Bible Dictionary

Bezer

A city of refuge, in the plain country of Reuben beyond Jordan. Its exact site is not known, De 4:43 Joshua 20:8 21:36.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ore of gold or silver.

(1.) A city of the Reubenites; one of the three cities of refuge on the east of Jordan (Deuteronomy 4: 43; Joshua 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.) A descendant of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:37).

Thesaurus

Bezer (5 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BEZER. ... Driver, HDB, suggests the identity
of Bezer with Bozrah (Septuagint, Bosor) (Jeremiah 48:24). ...
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Refuge (111 Occurrences)
... 2. On the east of Jordan were, (1) Golan, in Bashan; (2) Ramoth-Gilead, in Gad;
and (3) Bezer, in Reuben. (See under each of these names.). ...
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Jahzah (4 Occurrences)
... Mephaath, (DBY). Joshua 21:36 and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer and its
suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs, (DBY). 1 Chronicles ...
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Jahaz (8 Occurrences)
... Joshua 21:36 Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, Jahaz with
its suburbs, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Golan (4 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 4:43 namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the
Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the ...
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Tableland (8 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 4:43 Bezer in the wilderness, in the table-land, for the Reubenites;
and Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites ...
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Table-land (8 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 4:43 namely , Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the
Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for ...
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Ramoth (30 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 4:43 namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the
Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the ...
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Plateau (13 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 4:43 Bezer in the wilderness, in the plateau, of the Reubenites, and
Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites, and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites. ...
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Bezek (3 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance

Bezer (5 Occurrences)

Deuteronomy 4:43 namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, for the Manassites.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 20:8 Beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Joshua 21:36 Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its suburbs, Jahaz with its suburbs,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:78 and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 7:37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Bezer

Bezer in the Wilderness

Bezer: A City of Refuge, East of the Jordan

Bezer: Son of Zophah

Related Terms

Refuge (111 Occurrences)

Jahzah (4 Occurrences)

Jahaz (8 Occurrences)

Golan (4 Occurrences)

Tableland (8 Occurrences)