Bible Dictionary
Sea of Jazer
The Sea of Jazer is mentioned in Jeremiah 48:32, though the wording may result from a textual scribal error. Its identification as a definite lake is therefore uncertain.
Definition
The Sea of Jazer is a phrase associated with Jazer in Jeremiah. Whether it denotes an actual lake is uncertain because the wording may result from a scribal error.
Biblical Usage
The phrase occurs in the prophecy concerning Jazer and its surrounding region.
Historical Background
Some have identified the phrase with ponds in the high valley where Jazer lay. Another explanation holds that “sea” was accidentally carried over from the preceding clause.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(Jer. 48:32), a lake, now represented by some ponds in the high valley in which the Ammonite city of Jazer lies, the ruins of which are called Sar.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>(yam ya`zer): This is a scribal error (Jer 48:32), yam ("sea") being accidentally imported from the preceding clause.</p><p>See JAZER; SEA.</p>