Places in the Bible Today:
Jazer
Data
| Translated Names | Jaazer, Jazer |
|---|---|
| Type | settlement |
| Geo Data |
KML (for Google Earth) GeoJSON (for GIS applications) |
6 Possible Identifications
- Khirbet Sara (modern): 30% confidence
- Khirbet Jazzir (modern): 25% confidence
- Khirbet es Sireh (modern): less than 10% confidence
- Tell el Areme (modern): less than 10% confidence
- Kom Yajuz (modern): less than 10% confidence
- Yajuz (modern): less than 10% confidence
Verses (13)
- Gen-Deut (5)
- Num 21:24, 21:32, 32:1, 32:3, 32:35
- Josh-Ruth (2)
- Josh 13:25, 21:39
- 1Sam-Esth (3)
- 2Sam 24:5
- 1Chr 6:81, 26:31
- Job-Mal (3)
- Isa 16:8, 16:9
- Jer 48:32
Linked Data Identifiers
| Source | Identifier |
|---|---|
| Biblemapper.com | 548 |
| Logos Factbook | Jazer |
| OpenBible.info (2007) | Jazer |
| OpenBible.info | a095b6e (Jazer) |
| TIPNR | Jazer@Num.21.32 |
| UBS Names Database | ot ID_1389 |
| Wikidata | Q6168081 |
Sources
- Aharoni, Land of the Bible (1979): page 437
- Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (1992): Jazer (place)
- Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land (1990): Jaazer; Jazer
- Baly, Atlas of the Biblical World (1971): Jazer
- Baly, The Geography of the Bible (1974): page 221
- Carta Bible Atlas, 5th Edition (2011)
- Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000): Jazer
- ESV Bible Atlas (2010)
- Gordon, I and II Samuel (1986): 2Sam 24:5
- Grollenberg, Atlas of the Bible (1957): Jazer
- Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (2007): Jazer
- HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (1991)
- Hess, Joshua (1996): table 9
- Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2003)
- Holman Illustrated Guide to Bible Geography (2020): page 276
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1979): Jazer
- IVP Old Testament Bible Background Commentary (2000): Josh 13:24-29; Num 32:1; Isa 16:7-9
- Lexham Bible Dictionary (2016): Jazer
- Monson, Regions on the Run (2009): map 4
- New Bible Dictionary (1996): Jazer
- New Interpreter’s Bible Dictionary (2009)
- New Unger’s Bible Dictionary (1988)
- Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition (2007)
- Reader’s Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981): Jazer
- Tübingen Bible Atlas (2001): Yazer
- Woudstra, Joshua (1981): 13:25
- Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia (1975): Jaazer
- Zondervan Atlas of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible (2010)
- Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary (2009): Jer 48:32; Josh 13:24
Confidence Trends over Time
This chart indicates how confidence in the identifications is changing over time. Each dot (connected by a dotted line) reflects the confidence of an identification over the preceding ten years (e.g., the 2009 dot reflects scholarship from 2000 to 2009), and the corresponding solid line reflects a best-fit line for the identification. Confidences that cluster near or below 0% indicate low confidence. Because of the small dataset, it's best to use this chart for general trends; if one identification is trending much higher than the others, for example, then you can probably have higher confidence in the identification. This chart only reflects the sources I consulted (listed above), not an exhaustive review of the literature.
Thumbnail Image Credits
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2019, Adeeb Atwan, Yazan Al-Hajjaj
About
This page attempts to identify all the possible locations where this biblical place could be. The confidence levels add up to less than 100%, indicating that the modern location is uncertain. It's best to think about the confidences in relative rather than absolute terms. Often they reflect different schools of thought, each confident in their identifications.