The meaning of Bozrah in the Bible
(From Easton's Bible Dictionary)

enclosure; fortress.

  • The city of Jobab, one of the early Edomite kings (Genesis 36:33). This place is mentioned by the prophets in later times (Isaiah 34:6; Jeremiah 49:13; Amos 1:12; Micah 2:12). Its modern representative is el-Busseireh. It lies in the mountain district of Petra, 20 miles to the south-east of the Dead Sea.

  • A Moabite city in the "plain country" (Jeremiah 48:24), i.e., on the high level down on the east of the Dead Sea. It is probably the modern Buzrah.


    See more on the meaning of Bozrah in the Bible:
    Bozrah {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}
    Bozrah {Hitchcock's Bible Name}

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