Bible Location
Meaning: vine branches · 4 cross references · Modern-day map available
Bezer was a city in Reuben's territory east of the Jordan and one of the appointed cities of refuge. It is important because it represents God's provision of justice and asylum in the transjordanian lands. First appears in Deut 4:43.1
Place meaning
vine branches
Coordinates
32.52, 36.49
First appears
Deut 4:43
AI summary: Bezer matters because it combines ordinary settlement with sacred legal function. As a city of refuge, it gave practical form to Israel's concern for due process and protection against blood revenge, especially east of the Jordan. Later Levitical references show that its role was embedded within the ordered life of worship and instruction as well. The cross references present Bezer as a transjordanian refuge-city where mercy, justice, and priestly order meet.1
Place meaning
vine branches
Latitude
32.52
Longitude
36.49
Bible references
4
A city of the Reubenites; one of the three cities of refuge on the east of Jordan (Deut. 4: 43; Josh. 20:8). It has been identified with the modern ruined village of Burazin, some 12 miles north of Heshbon; also with Kasur-el-Besheir, 2 miles south-west of Dibon. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.