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Bozrah

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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Enclosure; fortress.
  • The city of Jobab, one of the early Edomite kings (Genesis 36:33 ). This place is mentioned by the prophets in later times (Isaiah 34:6; Jeremiah 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.

  • A Moabite city in the "plain country" (Jeremiah 48:24 ), i.e., on the high level down on the east of the Dead Sea. It is probably the modern Buzrah.

    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Bozrah'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​b/bozrah.html. 1897.
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