Zior (Hastings' Dictionary)
A town in the hill-country of Judah, Jos 15^ (B -,ip9, A 2iii/)). It is prob. to be identified with the modem village Sdir, about 6 miles N.N.E. of Hebron. A pretended grave of Ksau is shown at the place, the origin of this tradition being probably the similarity of the names Sdir and Sc'ir (see Miililau in Riehm's //iriJ2 1871'; Gu6rin, Jud(e, iii. 150 f. ; PEF Mem. iii. 309, 379 ; Buhl, GAP 158).
The Zior of Jos 15" can have nothing to do with the -iwp (Sior) of Eusebius and Jerome (05» 293, 19, 20; • See art. Millo, and ct Stade, GVl i. 343. t [This passage ahowH that Che palace wa« higher than, and therefore to the north of. the 'city of David.'— En.) J This wall was built apparently to give more etflcient pro- tection to the passage leading to the Virgin's Fount, which was discovered by Sir C. Warreu.
151, 1-3), which is described as between MWi, (Jerusalem) and Eleutheropolis (Beit Jibrin).
This topic also has an entry in the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Both articles offer independent scholarly perspectives.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Zior
Zior zi'-or (tsi`or; Sorth, or Sior): A town in the hill country of Judah (Jos 15:54); probably Si'air, 4 1/2 miles North-Northeast of Hebron where the Mukam `Aisa (Tomb of Esau) is now shown. It is a considerable village surrounded by cultivated land; a spring exists in the neighborhood; there are rock-cut tombs showing it is an ancient site (PEF, III, 309, Sh XXI). ⇒See a list of verses on ZIOR in the Bible. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
Smith's Bible Dictionary on Zior
(smallness), a town in the mountain district of Judah. (Joshua 15:54) It belongs to the same group with Hebron.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Zior
A town in the mountain region of Judah (Jos 15:54). A village between Aelia (Jerusalem) and Eleutheropolis, according to the Onomasticon Eusebius and Jerome.
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