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Bezer
vine branches
בֶּ֫צֶר be.tser
Bezer (Hebrew: בֶּ֫צֶר, be.tser) means “vine branches”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at 1 Chronicles 7:37. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Beera in 1 Chronicles 7.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Bezer
descendant of Asher
Scripture against society
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At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Chronicles 7:37 |
Names connected to this one
- Shilshah co-occurrence Appears with Shilshah in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Hod co-occurrence Appears with Hod in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Hodaviah co-occurrence Appears with Hodaviah in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Beera co-occurrence Appears with Beera in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Shamma co-occurrence Appears with Shamma in 1 Chronicles 7.
- Ithran co-occurrence Appears with Ithran in 1 Chronicles 7.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.37;
son of: Zophah (H6690);
brother of: Suah (H5477), Harnepher (H2774), Shual (H7777B), Beri (H1275), Imrah (H3236), Hod (H1936), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030), Ithran (H3506H) and Beera (H0878)
§ Bezer = "gold ore" or "remote fortress"
1) son of Zophah, one of the heads of the houses of Asher
2) a city of refuge in Reuben in the downs on the east of the Jordan
Bezer was a descendant of Asher through Helem.
The biblical story
Bezer is mentioned in the genealogy of the tribe of Asher as a descendant of Helem (1 Ch. 7:37). Asher was one of the twelve sons of Israel (or 'Jacob') and the founder of the tribe that bore his name. No further details about Bezer's life or role are provided in the biblical text. His inclusion in the genealogy highlights the importance of family lineage and the preservation of ancestral records among the Israelites, particularly within the tribe of Asher.
Key verses
Bezer appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera.
1 Chronicles 7:37
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1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 7:37