The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Gazera

(1) A fortress of Judea (/APC 1Macc 4:15; 7:45); in the Revised Version (British and American) always GAZARA (which see).

(2) Head of a family of temple-servants who returned with Zerubbabel (/APC 1Esdras 5:31) = "Gazzam" in Ezr 2:48 and Ne 7:51.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr (1915). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.