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A Canaanite city on Ephraim's western boundary where Ephraim failed to drive out the inhabitants, leaving a Canaanite presence that became a persistent compromise
JudeaHistorically Verified
Dug up multiple times since 1902. The Gezer Calendar, one of the oldest Hebrew inscriptions ever found (from the 900s BC), came from here.
open_in_newA fortified Canaanite city on the border of Ephraim, Gezer appears in Joshua and Judges as a place where Israel failed to fully drive out its inhabitants. It later gained prominence when Pharaoh conquered it as a dowry gift for Solomon's Egyptian wife, after which Solomon rebuilt it as a royal city (1 Kings 9). Its history captures the tension between Israel's incomplete conquest and God's persistent purposes.
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