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BEZER (‘fortress’). 1 . An Asherite ( 1 Chronicles 7:37 ). 2 . A city belonging to Reuben, situated ‘in the wilderness, on the mîshôr ,’ or fiat table-land, E. of Jordan ( Deuteronomy 4:43 , Joshua 20:8 ); a city of refuge allotted, according to P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] , to the Merarites ( Joshua 21:36 , whence 1 Chronicles 6:78 , (63)). It is mentioned also by Mesha’ (Moab. Stone, l. 27), as being in ruins in his day, and as having been rebuilt by him, after his revolt from Ahab, and expulsion of the Israelites from the territory N. of the Arnon. From its being described as being in the ‘wilderness’ (cf. Deuteronomy 2:8 ) it may be inferred that it was situated towards the E. border of the Moabite table-land. The site has not yet been recovered.

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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Bezer'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​b/bezer.html. 1909.
 
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