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Bezer
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
bē´zẽr ( בּצר , becer ; Βόσορ , Bósor , "strong"):
(1) A city of refuge, set apart by Moses for the Reubenites and located in the "plain country" (or table-land, Mı̄shōr ) 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 , 1 Chronicles 6:78 ). 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 forti fied by Mesha.
(2) A son of Zophah of the house of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:37 ).
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Bezer'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/b/bezer.html. 1915.