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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898–1904) · Public Domain

Zer (Hastings' Dictionary)

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898–1904)· Public Domain

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.

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Zer — ISBE (1915) article

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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.

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.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary on 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.

References

  1. Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
  2. Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
  3. Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
  4. Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
  5. Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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