Zer
A fortified town of Naphtali (Jos 19:35). From the names which succeed in the list Zer is supposed to be S.W. of the lake of Gennesareth.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Zer
Zer zer, zer (tser; in Septuagint the verse (Jos 19:35) reads kai hai poleis teichereis ton Turion, which implies a Hebrew text with ha-tsurim, "Tyrians"; this must be an error): One of the fortified cities in Naphtali, named between Ziddim (ChaTTin) and Hammath (el-Chammeh, South of Tiberias). If the text is correct, it must have lain on the slopes West of the Sea of Galilee. It is not identified. ⇒See a list of verses on ZER in the Bible. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Zer
A ' fenced' city of Xaphtali, Jos 19". It follows Ziddim (properly //«;iiW'/»»i [with art.]). The LXX tr. v." kuI al v6\ei.t reixw"' '■'^'' Tupiui;' [i.e. Dnsn], Ti/pos [i.e. li], <c.t.\., but it is difficult to supi)08e that this can be correct. Ha??iddim may be the modern tlaitin, near Isam I^idlin, N.\V. of Tiberias (so Talni.; see Neubauer, p. '207). The identity of Zcr is t|uite uncertain. Conjectures as to tlie site are noted in Dillra. Jos. ad loc.
Smith's Bible Dictionary on Zer
(flint), a fortified town in the allotment of Naphtali, (Joshua 19:35) only, probably in the neighborhood of the southwest side of the Lake of Gennesareth.
References
- Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
- Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
- Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
- Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
- Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
- Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia