Gezer
[ gee-zer ]
noun
an ancient Canaanite town, NW of Jerusalem.
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This was not a Mediterranean custom, nor does it appear to have prevailed outside the Gezer area.
Myths of Babylonia and Assyria | Donald A. MackenzieThroughout the history of the Maccabean wars Gezer or Gazara plays the part of an important frontier post.
Here, at Hill Gezer, are the ruins of an ancient city presented to Solomon by one of his seven hundred fathers-in-law.
The Ship Dwellers | Albert Bigelow PaineA large burial-cave at Gezer with a thick layer of burnt ash proves the lengthy duration of the earlier custom.
The Religion of Ancient Palestine | Stanley A. CookSome of the signs were at once recognised as zodiacal, and less elaborate specimens from Gezer and Megiddo furnish parallels.
The Religion of Ancient Palestine | Stanley A. Cook
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