Reference: Jaazer
Easton
he (God) helps, a city of the Amorites on the east of Jordan, and assigned, with neighbouring places in Gilead, to Gad (Nu 32:1,35; Jos 13:25). It was allotted to the Merarite Levites (Jos 21:39). In David's time it was occupied by the Hebronites, i.e., the descendants of Kohath (1Ch 26:31). It is mentioned in the "burdens" proclaimed over Moab (Isa 16:8-9; Jer 48:32). Its site is marked by the modern ruin called Sar or Seir, about 10 miles west of Amman, and 12 from Heshbon. "The vineyards that once covered the hill-sides are gone; and the wild Bedawin from the eastern desert make cultivation of any kind impossible."
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And much cattle was to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad exceedingly strong: and they will see the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place a place of cattle.
And their bound shall be to them, Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the sons of Ammon, even to Aroer, which is upon the face of Rabbah;
And Heshbon and her area, and Jazer and her area: all, four cities.
To the Hebronites, Jerijah the head to the Hebronites for his generations, for his fathers. In the fortieth year to the kingdom of David they were sought and he will find in them strong ones of power in Jazer of Gilead.
For the fields of Heshbon languished, the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the nations struck its vine of purple grapes, they reached even to Jazer, they wandered to the desert: her sprouts were thrust out, they passed over the sea. For this I will weep with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah; I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealah: for upon thy fruit harvest and upon thy harvest the vintage shout fell.
With the weeping of Jazer, I will weep for thee, O vine of Sibmah: thy tendrils passed over the sea, even to the sea of Jazer they reached: he laying waste fell upon thy fruit harvest, and upon thy vintage.
Fausets
Hebrew; Jaezzeer. A town E. of Jordan in Gilead (Nu 32:1,3-35; 1Ch 26:31). Taken by Israel from the Amorites on the way to Bashan (Nu 21:32-33). Now the ruins es Szir, ten miles N.E. of Heshbon; a castle and a large walled pool, the "sea" of Jer 48:32; but Septuagint reads "the cities of Jaazer". Some error may be in the present text. The town gave its name to the surrounding district (Jos 13:25; 2Sa 24:5). This conquest completed their acquisition of the Amorite kingdom. Soon after, Gad occupied it pastorally. Assigned to the Merarite Levites (Jos 21:39), but occupied by Hebronites (Kohathites) in David's time (1Ch 26:31).
The plants of the Sibmah vine are said in Isa 16:8 to have come even unto Jaazer, 15 miles from Heshbon, near Sibmah, "they wandered through the wilderness in wild luxuriance," namely, that encompassing Moab, "they are gone over the sea," namely, the sea of Jaazer, but others the Dead Sea (Ps 80:8-11). The vine spread itself round the margin of the sea, and reached beyond to the other side; a sad contrast to the coming desolation, when "the pagan lords" should "break down the principal plants"! "Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jaazer," i.e. such as Jaazer weeps with. Isaiah is touched with pity for Moab, though an alien. Ministers, in denouncing God's wrath against sinners, should do it with tender sorrow, not exultation. At Jaazer was the source of a river falling into Jordan, and marshes or pools still at times are at the source of the wady Szir.
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And Moses will send to search Jazer, and they will take her daughters, and will drive out the Amorite who is there. And they will turn and go up the way of Bashan: and Og, king of Bashan, will come forth to their meeting, he and all his people, to the war at Edrei.
And much cattle was to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad exceedingly strong: and they will see the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place a place of cattle.
Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, The land which Jehovah smote before the assembly of Israel, it is a land of cattle, and to thy servants are cattle. read more. And they will say, If we found grace in thine eyes, will this land be given to thy servants for a possession; ye will not cause us to pass over Jordan. And Moses will say to the sons of Gad And to the sons of Reuben, Shall your brethren go forth to battle, and will ye sit here? And wherefore will ye hinder the heart of the sons of Israel from passing over to the land which Jehovah gave to them? So did your fathers in my sending them from Kadesh-Barnea to see the land. And they will go up to the valley of Eshcol, and will see the land, and hinder the heart of the sons of Israel not to go to the land which Jehovah gave to them. And Jehovah's anger will kindle in that day, and he will swear, saying, If the men coming up out of Egypt, from the son of twenty years and above, shall see the land which I sware to Abraham, to Isaak and to Jacob; for they filled not up after me: Except Caleb, son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua, son of Nun: for they filled up after Jehovah. And the anger of Jehovah will kindle against Israel, and he will cause them to wander in the desert forty years, till the finishing of all the generation having done evil in the eyes of Jehovah. And behold, ye rise up instead of your fathers, a growth of men sinners, to add yet to the burning anger of Jehovah to Israel. When ye shall turn back from after him, and he will add yet to leave him in the desert; and ye will destroy all this people. And they will draw near to him, and say, Sheep-folds will we build for our cattle here, and cities for our little ones. And we will arm ourselves, basting on before the sons of Israel, till we brought them to their place: and our little ones shall dwell in fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land. We will not turn back to our houses till the sons of Israel inherit each his inheritance. For we will not inherit with them from the other side of Jordan and forward; for our inheritance has come to us from this side of Jordan from the risings. And Moses will say to them, If ye will do this word, if ye will arm yourselves before Jehovah for battle, And all to you being armed, pass over Jordan before Jehovah, till his driving out his enemies from his face, And the land subdued before Jehovah: and afterwards ye shall turn back, and be unpunished from Jehovah and from Israel; and this land shall be to you for a possession before Jehovah. And if ye shall not do this, behold, ye sinned to Jehovah: and know ye, your sin which shall find you. Build to you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and ye shall do that coming out of your mouth. And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben will speak to Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord commanded. Our little ones, our wives, our possessions, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead: And thy servants will pass over, all being armed, to war before Jehovah for battle, as my lord spake. And Moses will command Eleazar the priest, concerning them, and Joshua, the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the sons of Israel: And Moses will say to them, If the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben will pass over Jordan with you, all being armed for battle before Jehovah, and the land be subdued before you; and give ye to them the land of Gilead for a possession. And if they will not pass over armed with you, and they possessed in the midst of you in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben will answer, saying, What Jehovah spake to thy servants, so will we do. We will pass over armed before Jehovah to the land of Canaan, and to us shall be the possession of our inheritance from the other side to Jordan. And Moses will give to them, to the sons of Gad and to the sons of Reuben, and to half the tribe of Manasseh, son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and the kingdom of Og, king of Bashan, the land with its cities in the bounds, the cities of the land round about And the sons of Gad will build Dibon and Ataroth, and Aroer, And Atroth, Shophan, and Jazer, and Jogbehah,
And their bound shall be to them, Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the sons of Ammon, even to Aroer, which is upon the face of Rabbah;
And Heshbon and her area, and Jazer and her area: all, four cities.
To the Hebronites, Jerijah the head to the Hebronites for his generations, for his fathers. In the fortieth year to the kingdom of David they were sought and he will find in them strong ones of power in Jazer of Gilead.
Thou wilt remove a vine from Egypt: thou wilt cast out the nations and thou wilt plant it Thou didst set in order before it, and thou wilt cause its roots to take root and the earth will be filled. read more. Its Shadow covered the mountains, and its branches the cedars of God. Thou Wilt send forth her boughs even to the sea, and her suckers to the river.
For the fields of Heshbon languished, the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the nations struck its vine of purple grapes, they reached even to Jazer, they wandered to the desert: her sprouts were thrust out, they passed over the sea.
With the weeping of Jazer, I will weep for thee, O vine of Sibmah: thy tendrils passed over the sea, even to the sea of Jazer they reached: he laying waste fell upon thy fruit harvest, and upon thy vintage.
Morish
Ja'azer Jazer. Ja'zer
City and district in Gilead: it was taken from the Amorites by Israel, allotted to Gad, and given to the Levites. 32/type/juliasmith'>Nu 21:32; 32/1/type/juliasmith'>32:1,3,35; Jos 13:25; 21:39; 1Ch 6:81; Isa 16:8-9. In Jer 48:32 the 'sea of Jazer' is supposed to refer to a lake in the neighbourhood. Identified by some with Beit Zerah, 31 50' N, 35 51' E.
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And Moses will send to search Jazer, and they will take her daughters, and will drive out the Amorite who is there.
And much cattle was to the sons of Reuben and to the sons of Gad exceedingly strong: and they will see the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead, and behold, the place a place of cattle.
Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,
And their bound shall be to them, Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of the sons of Ammon, even to Aroer, which is upon the face of Rabbah;
And Heshbon and her area, and Jazer and her area: all, four cities.
For the fields of Heshbon languished, the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the nations struck its vine of purple grapes, they reached even to Jazer, they wandered to the desert: her sprouts were thrust out, they passed over the sea. For this I will weep with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah; I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon and Elealah: for upon thy fruit harvest and upon thy harvest the vintage shout fell.
With the weeping of Jazer, I will weep for thee, O vine of Sibmah: thy tendrils passed over the sea, even to the sea of Jazer they reached: he laying waste fell upon thy fruit harvest, and upon thy vintage.