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zēr , zer ( צר , cēr ; in Septuagint the verse ( Joshua 19:35 ) reads καὶ αἱ πόλεις τειχήρεις τῶν Τυρίων , ρ Ο2 κπ . ρ Ο2 τπ . ρ Ο2 λπ ., kaı́ hai póleis teichḗreis tṓn Turı́ōn , which implies a Hebrew text with הצּרים , ha -cūrı̄m , "Tyrians"; this must be an error): One of the fortified cities in Naphtali, named between Ziddim (Haṭṭı̄n ) and Hammath (el -Ḥammeh , 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.

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