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Eder, Edar
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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- A place near Ephrath, e., Bethlehem. Jacob, while journeying from Bethlehem to Hebron, encamped "beyond the tower of Eder" ("Migdal-'eder," Genesis 35:21). The name "Migdal-'eder," signifying "tower of the flock," was probably derived from a tower used as a lookout for robbers (comp. Micah 4:8).
- A city in Judah "toward the border of Edom in the south" (Joshua 15:21, R. V.), identified by Conder with Khirbat al-'Adar, five miles south of Gaza.
- A Levite of the Merari clan, a contemporary of David (1 Chronicles 23:23, 24:30).
- A Benjamite chief (A. V. "Ader," 1 Chronicles 8:15).
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Eder, Edar'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/e/eder-edar.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Eder, Edar'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/e/eder-edar.html. 1901.
