and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, and Jahzah with its pasture lands,
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and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, and Jahzah with its pasture lands,
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And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
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(6-63) and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with the open land about it, and Jahaz with the open land about it,
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- Joshua 20:8 Beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness in the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
- Deuteronomy 4:41-43 Then Moses set apart three cities beyond the Jordan toward the sunrise, that the man slayer might flee there, who kills his neighbor unintentionally and didn’t hate him in time past, and that fleeing to one of these cities he might live: Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, for the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead for the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan for the Manassites.
- Joshua 21:36-37 Out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands, Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 78. by Jericho] The crossing-place of the Jordan nearest…
78. by Jericho] The crossing-place of the Jordan nearest to Reuben was at Jericho. For the phrase Jordan by Jericho cp. Jos_16:1.
in the wilderness] further defined by the addition in the table-land (Deu_4:43, R.V. mg.). Bezer was among the high pasture lands of Reuben. It was a city of refuge.
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Jahzah] also called Jahaz. Cp. Jdg_11:20; Isa_15:4.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Bezer. The full description of the place is "Bezer…
Bezer. The full description of the place is "Bezer in the wilderness, in the land of the Mishor", (Deu_4:43) and "Bezer in the wilderness, in the Mishor," i.e. "the plain," or as some, "the downs". (Jos_20:8) This, as mentioned above, was one of the three cities of refuge east of the Jordan. Jahzah. (Authorized Version, Jos_21:36, Jahazah)
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