Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
GEZ'RITES (dwellers in a barren land), a tribe in the time of Saul, who Garden of Gethsemane. ) shared with the Geshurites and Amalekites the land between the south of Palestine and Egypt, 1 Sam 27:8. The name is properly Gerzites, and they once dwelt in central Palestine, as is proven by the name of Mount Gerizim.