Jazer
Ancient site; 6 competing modern identifications, best supported being Khirbet Sara.
Placesettlement13 verseslocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Khirbet Sara281
- Khirbet Jazzir248
- Khirbet es Sireh16
- Tell el Areme14
- Kom Yajuz2
- Yajuz-53
Name variants
- Jazer (118)
- Jaazer (3)
References
Topical references
- A Levitical city of refuge in Gilead, allotted to Gad, and given to the Levites — Numbers 21:32; Numbers 32:1; Numbers 32:3; Numbers 32:35; Joshua 13:25; Joshua 21:39
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.