Gezer
Pharaoh captured Gezer and gave it as dowry to Solomon, who rebuilt it as a fortress
First mentioned in the Bible
"Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and captured Gezer and burned it with fire, killing the Canaanites in the city, and he gave it as a parting gift to his daughter, Solomon's wife. Solomon rebuilt Gezer."— 1 Kings 9:16-17
Background
Gezer sat on the strategic route to Jerusalem. Pharaoh captured it and gave it as dowry when his daughter married Solomon. Solomon rebuilt Gezer, making it one of three major fortress cities alongside Hazor and Megiddo, guarding Israel's western border.
Related Scriptures (New World Translation)
(Pharʹaoh king of Egypt had come up and captured Geʹzer and had burned it with fire, and he had also killed the Caʹnaan·ites dwelling in the city. So he gave it as a parting gift to his daughter, the wife of Solʹo·mon.) Solʹo·mon built up Geʹzer, Lower Beth-hoʹron,— 1 Kings 9:16-17
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