Uzzen Sherah
“Point (or ear) of Sherah”
Summary
A town in the territory of Ephraim, founded or rebuilt by Sherah, an Ephraimite woman, located in the vicinity of the two Beth-horons.
☩Foundation and Location
Uzzen-sherah was founded or rebuilt by Sherah, a daughter of Ephraim or of Beriah. The name appears to indicate some salient feature of the surface or position, as 'ozen' means 'ear' in Hebrew, possibly referring to an ear-like projection of ground. It is mentioned only once in Scripture, in connection with the two Beth-horons which Sherah also built.
☩Possible Identification
The site has been tentatively identified with the modern Beit Sira, located north of the Wady Suleiman about three miles southwest of Beitur et-Tahta (lower Beth-horon). However, it is uncertain if the boundary of Ephraim ever extended so far south. Another possibility is Beit Sirah in Wady Budrus.
Related Verses1 mention
1 Chronicles· 1 verse
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Uzzen-sherah," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. X (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Uzzen Sherah," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).