<< Our Photo Pages >> Botzrah - Ancient Village or Settlement in Jordan
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DigsSite Name: Botzrah Alternative Name: Botzrah, Bozrah (Arabic: بصيرا, Hebrew: בצרCountry: Jordan Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Bouseira
Latitude: 30.745863N Longitude: 35.604169E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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"And these were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before the reigning of a king over the sons of Israel...And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah, from Bozrah, reigned in his place". (Gen 36:31-33)
The prophets Amos and Isaiah predicted Bozrah's destruction.
"But I will send a fire against Teman, and it shall devour the palaces of Bozrah". (Amos 1:12)
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