* A.M. cir. 2135. B.C. cir. 1869. Bozrah.
Bozrah, Bezer, or Bostra, was situated in Arabia Deserta, and
the eastern part of Edom; and, according to Eusebius, was 24
miles from Edrei. It afterwards belonged to Moab, and was
given by Moses to Reuben, but again reverted to Edom. It is
now called Boszra; and is described by Burckhardt as the
largest town in the Haouran, including its ruins, though only
inhabited by about twelve or fifteen families. It is situated
in the open plain, two hours distant from Aare, and is at
present the last inhabited place in the south-east extremity
of the Haouran. It is of an oval shape, it greatest length
being from east to west; and its circumference three quarters
of an hour.
Isa 34:6 63:1 Jer 49:13,22 Am 1:12 Mic 2:12
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