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Jaazer, Or Jazer

Places & Geography • Old Testament
Jaazer, or Jazer, was an Amorite town east of the Jordan that Israel captured after defeating Sihon. Its surrounding villages formed the land or district of Jazer, later allotted to Reuben and the Merarite Levites.
Biblical Usage
Israel took Jaazer after defeating the Amorites. Its villages and district are included in the territorial descriptions connected with Israel’s settlement east of the Jordan.
Scripture References
Numbers 32:1 Numbers 32:3 1 Chronicles 26:31 Numbers 21:32 1Macc 5:8