Jazer

יַעְזֵר · ya.a.zer · H3270G“assistance; helper” Hitchcock's 186912 mentions in 6 books, most in Numbers (4)

Where it is

31.94° N, 35.73° E

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Mentioned most in

Numbers · 4 Joshua · 2 1 Chronicles · 2 Isaiah · 2 2 Samuel · 1 Jeremiah · 1

Counted from 12 references · STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

About this place

Jazer was a town located in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. It was conquered by the Israelites during their journey to the Promised Land (Numbers 21:32) and later allotted to the tribe of Gad (Numbers 32:1,3,35; Joshua 13:25). The town and its surrounding villages were known for their fertile land, particularly suitable for livestock (Numbers 32:1). Jazer was also designated as a Levitical city (Joshua 21:39; 1Ch.6.81) and served as a location for the Hebronites, a Levite family, to pasture their flocks (1Ch.26.31). The city was famous for its vineyards, which are mentioned in the prophecies of Isaiah and Jeremiah (Isaiah 16:8,9; Jeremiah 48:32). During the reign of David, Jazer marked the starting point for the census of Israel (2Sa.24.5). The exact location of Jazer is uncertain, but it was likely situated near the border between Gilead and Ammon.

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Every mention

12 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

Numbers4 mentions

Numbers 21:32Moses sent to spy out Jazer. They took its villages, and drove out the Amorites who were there.Numbers 32:1Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of livestock. They saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead. Behold, the place was a place for livestock.Numbers 32:3“Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon,Numbers 32:35Atroth-shophan, Jazer, Jogbehah,

Joshua2 mentions

Joshua 13:25Their border was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, to Aroer that is near Rabbah;Joshua 21:39Heshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all.

2 Samuel1 mention

2 Samuel 24:5They passed over the Jordan and encamped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad, and to Jazer;

1 Chronicles2 mentions

1 Chronicles 6:81Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.1 Chronicles 26:31Of the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to their generations by fathers’ households. They were sought for in the fortieth year of the reign of David, and…

Isaiah2 mentions

Isaiah 16:8For the fields of Heshbon languish with the vine of Sibmah. The lords of the nations have broken down its choice branches, which reached even to Jazer, which wandered into the wilderness.…Isaiah 16:9Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah. I will water you with my tears, Heshbon, and Elealeh: for on your summer fruits and on your harvest the battle shout…

Jeremiah1 mention

Jeremiah 48:32With more than the weeping of Jazer I will weep for you, vine of Sibmah. Your branches passed over the sea. They reached even to the sea of Jazer. The destroyer has fallen on your summer…

What the dictionary says

(Jehovah helps). [JAAZER, OR JAZER]

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

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Sources

STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding · CC BY 4.0 · www.openbible.info/geo/
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain