Bible Dictionary
Zer
A fortified town allotted to Naphtali, probably west of the Sea of Galilee; its site is uncertain.
Definition
Zer was a fortified town assigned to Naphtali.
Biblical Usage
It is listed among the fortified cities in Naphtali’s inheritance.
Historical Background
If the text is correct, Zer lay on the slopes west of the Sea of Galilee, between Ziddim and Hammath. Its site has not been identified.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(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.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>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.</p>