Biblical place

Where was Bezer?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Umm el Amad.

First appears in Deuteronomy 4:43 · 3 books · 4 chapters

Overview

Ore of gold or silver. (1. ) A city of the Reubenites; one of the three cities of refuge on the east of Jordan (Deut. 4: 43; Josh. 20:8). Modern identification: Umm el Amad.

Bezer is represented in the local geography layer as Umm el Amad. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Deuteronomy 4:43 and is mentioned across 3 books, with 4 verse references collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Jordan

About 33 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 44 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jerusalem

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Judea

About 63 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Bethlehem

About 66 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Bezer today

Travel to Bezer, the modern-day Umm el Amad.

Bezer is commonly identified with Umm el Amad, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.

Bezer is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Umm el Amad

31.786°N · 35.902°E

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