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<li> A descendant of [[Asher]] (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 7:37 ). <div> <p> '''Copyright Statement''' These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by [[Thomas]] Nelson, 1897. Public Domain. </p> <p> '''Bibliography Information''' Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Bezer'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/b/bezer.html. 1897. </p> </div> </li>

<p> (Heb. Be'tser, בֶּצֶר '', Ore'' of gold or silver, as in Psalm 76:13), the name of a place and also of a man. </p> <p> '''1.''' (Sept. Βοσόρ or βόσορ .) A place always called Bezer in the wilderness" (בִּמִּדְבָּר ), being a city of the Reubenites, with "suburbs," in the [[Mishor]] or downs, set apart by Moses as one of the three cities of refuge on the east of the Jordan (&nbsp;Deuteronomy 4:43; &nbsp;Joshua 20:8), and allotted to the Merarites (&nbsp;Joshua 21:36; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:78). In the last two passages the exact specification, בִּמִּישֹׁר, "in the plain country," of the other two is omitted, but traces of its former presence in the text in &nbsp;Joshua 21:16 are furnished us by the reading of the Sept. and Vulg. (τὴν Βοσὸρ ἐν τῇ ἐρημῷ, τὴν ιν ιὼ ῾ Alex. Μισὼρ ] καὶ τὰ περισπόρια; ''Bosor In Solitudine,'' Misor ''Et Jaser'' )''.'' Bezer may be the [[Bosor]] (q.v.) of &nbsp;1 [[Maccabees]] 5:26; &nbsp;1 Maccabees 5:36. Reland rashly identifies it with the ''Bozra'' of Arabia Deserta (''Palaest.'' p. 661); and Schwarz (''Palest.'' p. 229) makes it to be a Talmudical ''Kenathirin'' (כנתירין ), which he finds in "an isolated high mound called ''Jebel Kuwetta,'' S.E. of Aroer, near the Armon," meaning doubtless Jebel Ghuweiteh, which lies entirely without the bounds of Reuben. Bezer seems to correspond in position and name with the ruined village Burazin, marked on [[Van]] de Velde's Map at 12 miles N. of E. from [[Heshbon]] (comp. Robinson, Researches, 3, Append. p. 170). </p> <p> '''2.''' (Sept. Βασάρ v. r. Βασάν .) The sixth named of the eleven sons of Zophah, of the descendants of Asher (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 7:36). B.C. post 1658. </p> <p> "The ruins of this place have recently been discovered by Mr. Palmer, a little more than two miles southwest of Dihon, now called Kasur elBesheir. They are on a knoll, and are of some extent." </p>

<p> '''''bē´zẽr''''' ( בּצר , <i> '''''becer''''' </i> ; Βόσορ , <i> '''''Bósor''''' </i> , "strong"): </p> <p> (1) A city of refuge, set apart by Moses for the [[Reubenites]] and located in the "plain country" (or table-land, <i> '''''Mı̄shōr''''' </i> ) East of the Jordan, later assigned to this tribe by Joshua (&nbsp;Deuteronomy 4:43; &nbsp;Joshua 20:8 ). The same city was assigned by lot as place of residence to the children of [[Merari]] of the [[Levite]] tribe (&nbsp;Joshua 21:36; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:63 , &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:78 ). Driver, <i> HDB </i> , suggests the identity of Bezer with [[Bozrah]] (Septuagint, Bosor) (&nbsp;Jeremiah 48:24 ). Besheir has been suggested as the present site. According to the manuscript it was forti fied by Mesha. </p> <p> (2) A son of [[Zophah]] of the house of Asher (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 7:37 ). </p>