Bible Person
Meaning: a flock · Male · 2 cross references
Eder is a Merarite Levite and one of the sons of Mushi, remembered in Chronicles' service lists. He belongs to the detailed internal ordering of Levitical families. First appears in 1 Chr 23:23.1
AI summary: Eder matters because the cross references place him within the family branches through which Levitical service is distributed and preserved. His role is not narrative prominence but structural continuity, helping show how sacred duties were tied to remembered houses. Taken together, the material presents Eder as a Levitical genealogical figure supporting the continuity of ordered service.1
Central Figure
Eder
Meaning: a flock
The second of the three sons of Mushi, of the family of Merari, appointed to the Levitical office (1 Chr.
The second of the three sons of Mushi, of the family of Merari, appointed to the Levitical office (1 Chr. 23:23; 24:30). 3
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person 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.