Bible Dictionary
Mozah
Mozah was a town in the territory of Benjamin. It was located among the cities allotted to that tribe, probably northwest of Jerusalem.
Definition
Mozah was a town in the territory allotted to Benjamin. It was listed among Benjamin’s cities between Chephirah and Rekem.
Biblical Usage
Mozah appears in the account of Benjamin’s territorial inheritance.
Historical Background
The town is identified with modern Beit Mizzeh by one proposal and is placed about four miles northwest of Jerusalem. The name is explained as meaning “place of hard stone.”
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
An issuing of water, a city of Benjamin (Josh. 18:26).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(fountain), one of the cities in the allotment of Benjamin, (Joshua 18:26) only, named between hae-Cephirah and Rekem.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>mo'-za (ha-motsah; Codex Vaticanus Amoke; Codex Alexandrinus Amosa): A town in the territory of Benjamin named after Mizpeh and Chephirah (Jos 18:26). It may be represented by the modern Beit Mizzeh, the heavy "ts" of the Hebrew letter (tsade) passing into the light "z" of the Arabic, a not unusual change. The name means "place of hard stone." The village lies to the North of Quloniyeh (possibly Emmaus), about 4 miles Northwest of Jerusalem.</p>