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Mibzar

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1863ISBE 19152 verse references

Easton's 1897

Fortress, one of the Edomitish “dukes” descended from Esau (Gen. 36:42; 1 Chr. 1:53).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1863

(fortress), one of the "dukes" of Edom. (Genesis 36:42; 1 Chronicles 1:53)

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain

ISBE 1915

mib'-zar (mibhtsar, "a fortress"): An Edomite chief, the King James Version "duke" (Ge 36:42; 1Ch 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.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

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