MIBZAR (mĭb'zar, Heb. mivtsār, a fortress). One of the eleven “sheiks” or chiefs descended from Esau (Gen.36.42).


MIBZAR mĭb’ zär (מִבְצָֽר, fortress). An Edomite clan chief (Gen 36:42; 1 Chron 1:53; KJV DUKE; ASV CHIEF). Eusebius identifies the name with Μαβσαρά, a large village subject to Petra and still in existence in his time. Others have suggested Bozra.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)

An Edomite chief, the [[King James Version]] "duke" (Ge 36:42; 1Ch 1:53). According to Eusebius, Mibzar is connected with Mibsara, a considerable village subject to Petra and still existing in his time. Compare Holzinger and Skinner in respective commentaries on Genesis.