Bible Location
Meaning: a flock · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
This Eder entry refers to the tower near Bethlehem, often known as the tower of the flock, not to the southern Judahite town of the same name. It is important because similar names can point to very different kinds of places. First appears in Gen 35:21.1
Place meaning
a flock
Coordinates
31.71, 35.21
First appears
Gen 35:21
AI summary: Eder matters here because Jacob's journey and the memory of Bethlehem's surrounding landmarks are tied to a named tower. The place belongs to the patriarchal road-world south of Jerusalem.1
Place meaning
a flock
Latitude
31.71
Longitude
35.21
Bible references
1
Tower of the flock, a tower between Bethlehem and Hebron, near which Jacob first halted after leaving Bethlehem (Gen. 35:21). In Micah 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. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
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Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.