Gerzites, The

Gerzites, The

Ger’zites , The. (dwellers in the desert). A tribe who with the Geshurites and the Amalekites occupied the land between the south of Palestine and Egypt in the time of Saul. 1Sa 27:8. In the name of Mount Gerizim, we have the only remaining trace of the presence of this old tribe of Bedouins in central Palestine.

Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary