bozrah

2 definitions found

bozrah - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  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.

bozrah - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Bozrah, CT
    Zip code(s): 06334