Having crossed the river Laman, they traveled for four days in a south-southeast direction, to a place which they called Shazer.
Shazer. This name may have been, originally, the Hebrew chazer (or chazier), "grass" (Ps. 104:14). It must have been an inviting place to weary travelers. The little company remained there long enough to replenish their store of provisions. Then they continued their journey along the eastern shore of the Red Sea.