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Gezer

American  
[gee-zer] / ˈgi zər /

noun

  1. an ancient Canaanite town, NW of Jerusalem.


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

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 1, 2025

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 Nov. 16, 2023

For example, archaeology does not support the occurrence of Joshua’s conquest of Canaan after the Exodus, though at least some of King Solomon’s building projects have been discovered in sites like Gezer, Hazor, and Megiddo.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

Deniz Gezer, internal medicine specialist at Mersin City Hospital, said one of the biggest problems for survival was the cold.

From Reuters Feb. 15, 2023

David did as Jehovah commanded him and drove the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer.

From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.

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