Jaser, in Ancient Geography, a Levi-tical city in the territory of the Amorites beyond Jordan, 10 miles to the west, or rather south-west, of Philadelphia, and 15 miles from Elebon, and therefore situated between Philadelphia and Hethbon, on the east border of the tribe of Gad, supposed to be the Jazerem of Josephus. In Jeremiah xlviii. mention is made of the sea of Jazer, that is, a lake; taken either for an effusion or overflowing of the Arnon, a lake through which it passes, or from which it takes its rise.

Iberia, Spain so called by the ancients, from the river Iberus. Iberes the people, from the native Iber. See Hispania.

Iberia was also the name of an inland country of Asia, having Colchis to the west, with a part of Pontus; to the north Mount Caucasus; on the east Albania; and on the south Armenia Magna: Now the western part of Georgia (See Georgia). Iberia, according to Josephus, was first peopled by Tubal, the brother of Gomer and Magog. His opinion is confirmed by the Septuagint; for Melhech and Tubal are by these interpreters rendered Mochei and Iberians. We know little of the history of the country till the reign of Mithridates, when their king, named Artaces, siding with that prince against Lucullus, and afterwards against Pompey, was defeated by the latter with great slaughter; but afterwards obtained a peace, upon delivering up his sons as hostages. Little notice is taken of the succeeding kings by the ancient historians. They were probably tributary to the Romans till that empire was overturned, when this, with the other countries in Asia bordering on it, fell successively under the power of the Saracens and Turks.

Iberis, sciatica cresses, or Candytuft, a genus of plants belonging to the tetradyneia clas, and in the natural method ranking under the 39th order, Sili-quoideae. See Botany Index.