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boz´ra (בּצרה, bocraÌ„h, “sheepfoldâ€; ΒοσοÌÏÌ“Ï̔ηα, BosoÌrrha, ΒοσοÌÏ, BosoÌr):
(1) The capital of Edom, a city of great antiquity (; ; ; ; ; ). It may be identical with Buṣeirah, which lies about 7 miles Southwest of Ṭufı̄leh, on the main road to Petra.
(2) A city in Moab mentioned in . It is probably identical with Bezer, the city of refuge. It may be represented today by Ḳusūr Bashair, which towers lie some 15 miles Southeast of Dibon. In this case Beth-gamul would be identical with Jemail, 8 miles East of Dibon, and Beth-meon with Ma‛in, Southwest of Medebah.