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Gezer

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: G By: James P. Boyd

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(steep). Gazer, Gazara, Gazers, and Gad. A Levitical city (Josh. 10:33; 12:12; 16:3; 21:21³³Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none remaining. (Joshua 10:33)
¹²The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one; (Joshua 12:12)
³And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth-horon the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings out thereof are at the sea. (Joshua 16:3)
²¹For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, (Joshua 21:21)); whose native people remained (Judg. 1:29²⁹Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. (Judges 1:29)).

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