Zior

ZIOR zi'-or (tsi`or; Sorth, or Sior):

A town in the hill country of Judah (Joshua 15:54); probably Si'air, 4 1/2 miles North-Northeast of Hebron where the Mukam `Aisa (Tomb of Esau) is now shown. It is a considerable village surrounded by cultivated land; a spring exists in the neighborhood; there are rock-cut tombs showing it is an ancient site (PEF, III, 309, Sh XXI).

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ZIOR'".  "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia".  1915.