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Jezer

Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Jezer, a son of Naphtali, was the ancestor of the Jezerite clan.

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Also known as Jezerite

Jezer was one of the sons of Naphtali, as listed in the genealogies of Gen.46.24, Num.26.49, and 1Ch.7.13. He was born during the period when Israel (or 'Jacob') and his family lived in Canaan, before their migration to Egypt. Jezer became the founder of the Jezerite clan within the tribe of Naphtali. In the census taken in the wilderness of Sinai, the Jezerite clan is mentioned as one of the clans descended from Naphtali (Num.26.49).

Family

Father
Naphtali

Bible dictionary

Jezer Smith Smith’s Bible Dictionary (1863)

(power), the third son of Naphtali, (Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:49; 1 Chronicles 7:13) and father of the family of Jezerites.

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Jezer Hitchcock Hitchcock’s Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

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Jezer. Hastings Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible (1898)

JE'ZER. (frame), one of the sons of Naphtali. Gen 46:24; Num 26:49; 1 Chr 7:13.

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Jezer Schaff Schaff’s Dictionary of the Bible

JE'ZER. (frame), one of the sons of Naphtali. Gen 46:24; Num 26:49; 1 Chr 7:13.

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Where Jezer appears

3 verses in 3 books · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H3337

Genesis1
Numbers1
1 Chronicles1

Names, family links and references: STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Short descriptions were drafted with AI assistance by STEPBible. Family links follow STEPBible’s scholarly decisions where genealogies are ambiguous.