Eder 1
Ancient site; 3 competing modern identifications, best supported being Khirbet es Siyar el Ghanam.
Placesettlement1 verselocation disputed
Where was it?
Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.
- Khirbet es Siyar el Ghanam632
- City of David68
- Khirbet el Bira48
Names
- Migdal Eder — מִגְדַּל־עֵדֶר migədal-eder “tower of flock” (H4029) · [none] — Genesis 35:21
Name variants
- Eder (5)
- Migdal Eder (2)
- Edar (1)
- Migdal-eder (1)
- Tower of Eder (1)
References
Topical references
- A tower — Genesis 35:21; Micah 4:8
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.