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Sunday, December 22nd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Gezer, Gezrites
Morrish Bible Dictionary
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Ancient Canaanite city and its inhabitants. It was taken by Joshua, and allotted to Ephraim, and afterwards to the Kohathites, 1 Chronicles 6:67; 1 Chronicles 7:28; but the ancient inhabitants held possession. It was taken and burnt by Pharaoh as a Canaanitish city, and the site given to his daughter whom Solomon had married. Solomon rebuilt the city. Joshua 10:33; Joshua 12:12; Joshua 16:3,10; Joshua 21:21; Judges 1:29; 1 Samuel 27:8; 1 Kings 9:15-17 . It is called GAZERin 2 Samuel 5:25; 1 Chronicles 14:16 . Compare 1 Chronicles 20:4 with 2 Samuel 21:18,19 , GEZERin the former passage refers to GOB in the latter. Gezer is identified with ruins at Tell Jezar, 31 52' N, 34 55' E .
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Gezer, Gezrites'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/g/gezer-gezrites.html. 1897.
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Gezer, Gezrites'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/g/gezer-gezrites.html. 1897.
