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Edar
Tower of the flock, a tower between Bethlehem and Hebron, near which Jacob first halted after leaving Bethlehem (Gen 35:21). In Mic 4:8 the word is rendered “tower of the flock” (marg., “Edar”), and is used as a designation of Bethlehem, which figuratively represents the royal line of David as sprung from Bethlehem.
Named in the Bible
1 verse
- Genesis 35:21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
