Gezer

American  

[gee-zer] / ˈgi zər /

noun

1. an ancient Canaanite town, NW of Jerusalem.

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Example Sentences

“We’re worried that the community is getting smaller. But we’re also worried that one day we will regret not leaving,” said Tamar Gezer, a local worshiper at the service.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many Christian families Gezer knew as a child have left the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gezer is an ancient southern Levantine city, well known from Egyptian, Assyrian, and Biblical texts and associated with stories of power struggles and significant historical figures.

From Science Daily

Ultimately, this new dataset provides an independent source of absolute dates that will allow researchers to better understand the events at Gezer and to place them in a regional perspective.

From Science Daily

The authors add: "The development of a radiocarbon-based chronology at Tel Gezer -- a site with uniquely rich historical connections -- illustrates the crucial role radiocarbon dating can and must play in reconstructing individual site histories, resolving long-running debates and testing possible correlations between archaeological remains and written sources."

From Science Daily