Zair

Town

Location disputed Al Safi: about 85 km (55 miles) south of Jerusalem

Where Scholars Place It

• Al Safi Possible
• south of the Lisan Less likely
• Jebel esh Shera Less likely
• Tell al Sheikh Isa Less likely
• north of the Dead Sea Less likely

Zair in the Bible Dictionary

Named in 1 Verse

• 2 Kings 8:21 So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.

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