fortress, one of the Edomitish "dukes" descended from Esau ( Genesis 36:42 ; 1 Chronicles 1:53 ).
defending; forbidding; taking away
(fortress ), one of the "dukes" of Edom. ( Genesis 36:42 ; 1 Chronicles 1:53 )
MIBZAR
mib'-zar (mibhtsar, "a fortress"):
An Edomite chief, the King James Version "duke" (Genesis 36:42; 1 Chronicles 1:53). 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.
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