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    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Bezer. Every Bezer in the Bible

    place · also Bozrah

    Bezer

    בֶּ֫צֶר

    Bezer, also called Bozrah, was a Levitical city of refuge in the territory of Reuben.

    Where the story of Bezer happensWhere the gazetteer locates Bezer, framed to them: Bezer. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Bezer
    Where the gazetteer locates Bezer
    verses
    5
    first named
    Deuteronomy 4:43
    last named
    Jeremiah 48:24
    feature
    settlement
    coordinates
    31.79°N · 35.90°E
    settlement31.79°N · 35.90°E

    Umm el Amad (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 4 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Bezer in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Bezer, also known as Bozrah, was a city located in the region of Moab, east of the Dead Sea. It was allotted to the tribe of Reuben as part of their inheritance in the Transjordan (Joshua 20:8, 21:36; 1Ch.6.78). Moses designated Bezer as one of the six cities of refuge, where a person who accidentally killed someone could flee for protection from avengers (Deu.4.43). The city was also given to the Levites of the clan of Merari (Joshua 21:36, 1Ch.6.78).

    The prophet Jeremiah mentioned Bozrah in his oracle against Moab, indicating that it was an important city in the region (Jeremiah 48:24). The name Bozrah means "sheepfold" or "fortress," suggesting that it may have been a fortified city or a center for sheep herding.

    The exact location of Bezer is uncertain, but it was likely situated on the plateau east of the Dead Sea, within the territory of Reuben. It should not be confused with the Edomite city of Bozrah mentioned in other biblical passages (Genesis 36:33, Isaiah 34:6, 63:1, Amo.1.12).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    and 20 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 5, across 4 books.

    1. Deuteronomy1 verse

      4:43

    2. Joshua2 verses

      20:821:36

    3. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      6:78

    4. Jeremiah1 verse

      48:24

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Allotment of Merarite Pasturelands and Receiving of Merarite Cities, and 1 moreRamothCity of refuge east of the Jordanvia Judgment of Dibon, Nebo, and Diblathaim and Allotment of Merarite Pasturelands, and 1 moreJahazA town in Moab, site of Israelite victoriesvia Allotment of Merarite Pasturelands and Receiving of Merarite CitiesDimnahA Levitical city in the territory of Zebulun.via Allotment of Merarite Pasturelands and Receiving of Merarite CitiesMahanaimA place east of the Jordan; David's refugevia Allotment of Merarite Pasturelands and Receiving of Merarite CitiesMerariThe third son of Levi and founder of the Merarites.via Allotment of Merarite Pasturelands and Receiving of Merarite CitiesReubenFirstborn son of Jacob and Leahvia Israel’s setting apart of Kedesh, Shechem, Hebron, Bezer, Ramoth, and GolanGolanA city of refuge in Bashan, allotted to Manasseh.via Israel’s setting apart of Kedesh, Shechem, Hebron, Bezer, Ramoth, and GolanHebronAn important city in Judah; burial place of patriarchs.via Israel’s setting apart of Kedesh, Shechem, Hebron, Bezer, Ramoth, and GolanIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

    Where they appear

    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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