How to Pronounce Bozrah

What does Bozrah mean?

Bozrah means “in tribulation or distress”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Bozrah?

Enclosure; fortress. (1.) The city of Jobab, one of the early Edomite kings (Gen. 36:33). This place is mentioned by the prophets in later times (Isa. 34:6; Jer. 49:13; Amos 1:12; Micah 2:12). Its modern representative is el-Busseireh. It lies in the mountain district of Petra, 20 miles to the south-east of the Dead Sea. (2.) A Moabite city in the “plain country” (Jer. 48:24), i.e., on the high level down on the east of the Dead Sea. It is probably the modern Buzrah.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

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