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Bezer
Town or city mentioned in 4 verses of the Bible, most often in Joshua.
Where it appears
Joshua (2), Deuteronomy (1), 1 Chronicles (1)
Key verses
- Deuteronomy 4:43 first mention — Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
- Joshua 20:8 — 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 the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
- Joshua 21:36 — And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
- 1 Chronicles 6:78 — And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
Nearby places
Bible Geocoding Data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/geo/), CC BY 4.0. OpenBible.info rates this identification as uncertain; scholars propose other sites. Map: Natural Earth (public domain). Verse text: King James Version.