| Ge'zer. (a precipice). An ancient city of Canaan, whose king, Hiram or Elam, coming to the assistance of Lachish, was killed with all his people by Joshua. Joshua 10:33; Jos 12:12. It formed one of the landmarks on the north boundary of Ephraim, between the lower Beth-horon and the Mediterranean, Jos 16:3, the western limit of the tribe, 1 Chronicles 7:28. It was allotted with its suburbs to the Kohathite Levites, Joshua 21:21; 1 Chronicles 6:67, but the original inhabitants were not dispossessed, Judges 1:29, and even down to the reign of Solomon, the Canaanites were still dwelling there, and paying tribute to Israel, 1 Kings 9:16. It was burned by Pharaoh in Solomon's time, 1Ki 9:15-17, and given to Solomon's Egyptian wife, and rebuilt by him. Smith's Bible Dictionary or |
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