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Zior

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Littleness, a city in the mountains of Judah (Josh 15:54); the modern Si’air, 4 1/2 miles north-north-east of Hebron.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

zi'-or (tsi`or; Sorth, or Sior): A town in the hill country of Judah (Josh 15:54); probably Si'air, 4 1/2 miles North-Northeast of Hebron where the Mukam `Aisa (Tomb of Esau) is now shown. It is a considerable village surrounded by cultivated land; a spring exists in the neighborhood; there are rock-cut tombs showing it is an ancient site (PEF, III, 309, Sh XXI).

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Place Zior

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).