International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Mibzar

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Mibzar


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mib´zar (מבצר, mibhcār, “a fortress”): An Edomite chief, the King James Version “duke” (; ). According to Eusebius, Mibzar is connected with Mibsara, a considerable village subject to Petra and still existing in his time. Compare Holzinger and Skinner in respective commentaries on Genesis.