Bible Dictionary
Jaazer
Jaazer was a city east of the Jordan in Gilead, assigned to Gad and afterward to the Merarite Levites. It was later mentioned in prophetic judgments against Moab.
Definition
Jaazer was a city east of the Jordan in Gilead. It was assigned to Gad and later allotted to the Merarite Levites.
Biblical Usage
Jaazer appears in the allotment of territory east of the Jordan, in the organization of Levitical cities, and in the account of David’s administration. It is also named in prophetic burdens against Moab.
Historical Background
The site is identified with the modern ruin Sar or Seir, about ten miles west of Amman and twelve miles from Heshbon. The supplied material says its former vineyards had disappeared and cultivation was hindered by Bedouin raids.
Scripture References
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
He (God) helps, a city of the Amorites on the east of Jordan, and assigned, with neighbouring places in Gilead, to Gad (Num. 32:1, 35; Josh. 13:25). It was allotted to the Merarite Levites (21:39). In David’s time it was occupied by the Hebronites, i.e., the descendants of Kohath (1 Chr. 26:31). It is mentioned in the “burdens” proclaimed over Moab (Isa. 16:8, 9; Jer. 48:32). Its site is marked by the modern ruin called Sar or Seir, about 10 miles west of Amman, and 12 from Heshbon. “The vineyards that once covered the hill-sides are gone; and the wild Bedawin from the eastern desert make cultivation of any kind impossible.”
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ja'-a-zer (ya`azer).</p><p>See JAZER.</p>