Sea of Jazer

Town

Location disputed Khirbet Jazzir: about 55 km (35 miles) northeast of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

  • Khirbet Jazzir Possible
  • Khirbet Sara Less likely
  • Tell el Areme Less likely
  • Khirbet es Sireh Less likely
  • Kom Yajuz Less likely

Sea of Jazer in the Bible Dictionary

Named in 1 Verse

  • Jeremiah 48:32 O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer: thy plants are gone over the sea, they reach even to the sea of Jazer: the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.

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