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Jazer is stated to have been a fertile land fit for the raising of cattle and a place having many vineyards. It was occupied by the
59:. As an important city it gave its name to the whole of the surrounding territory - a "Sea of Jazer" is mentioned in 221:
But comp. the Septuagint rendering πολις Ιαζήρ, probably due to reading (Hebrew in JE) instead of (Hebrew in JE)
201: 360: 113: 370: 86: 337: 342: 375: 8: 55:(which reads Ἰαζήρ for עז in Numbers xxi. 24) it appears that Jazer was on the border of 93:. It was chosen as one of the stations by David's officers who were sent to number the 60: 380: 185: 109: 333: 239: 137: 71: 354: 328: 48: 141: 67: 24: 197: 108:(paraphrasing 1 Maccabees, most likely), Jazer was captured and burned by 101: 327: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 94: 52: 44: 40: 157: 117: 105: 75: 32: 145: 129: 78: 133: 121: 90: 28: 125: 82: 56: 36: 148:; but this identification has been rejected by Cheyne. 132:, and as the source of a large river falling into the 136:. It is identified by some scholars with the modern 305:
e.g., S. Merrill; see Hastings, "Dict. Bible," s.v.
352: 35:. It was taken by a special expedition sent by 332: 353: 85:it seems to have been occupied by the 70:, by which tribe it was allotted as a 314:Cheyne and Black, "Encyc. Bibl." s.v. 124:as being 8 or 10 Roman miles west of 39:to conquer it towards the end of the 366:Former populated places in West Asia 116:. The site of Jazer was defined by 13: 14: 392: 336:; et al., eds. (1901–1906). 251:Josh. xiii. 25; I Chron. xxvi. 31 346:. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. 322: 308: 299: 290: 281: 272: 263: 260:Josh. xxi. 39; I Chron. vi. 66 176:Num. xxxii. 1, 3; I Chron. l.c. 254: 245: 242:xvi. 8, 9; Jeremiah xlviii. 32 233: 224: 215: 206: 202:Brenton Septuagint Translation 191: 179: 170: 1: 163: 114:Maccabee campaigns of 163 BC 7: 151: 10: 397: 296:"Onomasticon," s.v. "Azor" 89:, who were descendants of 23:) was a city east of the 128:, and 15 miles north of 343:The Jewish Encyclopedia 361:Hebrew Bible cities 31:, inhabited by the 287:"Ant." xii. 8, § 1 95:children of Israel 269:I Chron. xxvi. 31 140:on the road from 81:. In the time of 388: 371:Levitical cities 347: 326: 325: 315: 312: 306: 303: 297: 294: 288: 285: 279: 276: 270: 267: 261: 258: 252: 249: 243: 237: 231: 228: 222: 219: 213: 210: 204: 195: 189: 183: 177: 174: 396: 395: 391: 390: 389: 387: 386: 385: 351: 350: 334:Singer, Isidore 323: 319: 318: 313: 309: 304: 300: 295: 291: 286: 282: 278:II Sam. xxiv. 5 277: 273: 268: 264: 259: 255: 250: 246: 238: 234: 229: 225: 220: 216: 211: 207: 196: 192: 184: 180: 175: 171: 166: 154: 110:Judas Maccabeus 68:children of Gad 12: 11: 5: 394: 384: 383: 378: 373: 368: 363: 349: 348: 317: 316: 307: 298: 289: 280: 271: 262: 253: 244: 232: 223: 214: 205: 190: 178: 168: 167: 165: 162: 161: 160: 153: 150: 138:Khirbet es-Sar 72:Levitical city 45:Exodus journey 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 393: 382: 379: 377: 374: 372: 369: 367: 364: 362: 359: 358: 356: 345: 344: 339: 335: 330: 329:public domain 321: 320: 311: 302: 293: 284: 275: 266: 257: 248: 241: 236: 227: 218: 209: 203: 199: 194: 187: 182: 173: 169: 159: 156: 155: 149: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 100:According to 98: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 77: 73: 69: 64: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 27:, in or near 26: 22: 18: 376:Tribe of Gad 341: 310: 301: 292: 283: 274: 265: 256: 247: 235: 230:Numbers 32:1 226: 217: 212:Numbers 32:1 208: 193: 181: 172: 142:Iraq al-Amir 126:Philadelphia 99: 65: 63:xlviii. 32. 25:Jordan River 20: 16: 15: 112:during the 102:1 Maccabees 51:. From the 355:Categories 198:Numbers 21 164:References 87:Hebronites 53:Septuagint 41:Israelites 158:Isaiah 16 338:"JAAZER" 152:See also 118:Eusebius 106:Josephus 76:Merarite 61:Jeremiah 33:Amorites 331::  188:xxi. 32 186:Numbers 146:Al-Salt 130:Heshbon 79:Levites 74:to the 381:Gilead 240:Isaiah 134:Jordan 122:Jerome 91:Kohath 29:Gilead 21:Jaazer 83:David 57:Ammon 49:Egypt 47:from 37:Moses 17:Jazer 120:and 104:and 19:(or 200:in 144:to 357:: 340:. 97:. 43:'

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Jordan River
Gilead
Amorites
Moses
Israelites
Exodus journey
Egypt
Septuagint
Ammon
Jeremiah
children of Gad
Levitical city
Merarite
Levites
David
Hebronites
Kohath
children of Israel
1 Maccabees
Josephus
Judas Maccabeus
Maccabee campaigns of 163 BC
Eusebius
Jerome
Philadelphia
Heshbon
Jordan
Khirbet es-Sar
Iraq al-Amir
Al-Salt

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