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Mibzar

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

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mib´zar ( מבצר , mibhcār , "a fortress"): An Edomite chief, the King James Version "duke" ( Genesis 36:42; 1 Chronicles 1:53 ). According to Eusebius, Mibzar is connected with Mibsara, a considerable village subject to Petra and still existing in his time. Compare Holzinger and Skinner in respective commentaries on Genesis.

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Mibzar'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​m/mibzar.html. 1915.
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