Bible Strands
Genesis 35:21
Israel again set out and pitched his tent beyond the Tower of Eder.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative places Israel (Jacob) traveling after burying Rachel and erecting a pillar at her grave, immediately preceding the report of Reuben’s transgression.
The words — וַ/יֵּ֣ט (va/i.Yet) = and/ he pitched and מִגְדַּל־עֵדֶר (Migdal-'Eder) = Tower of Eder.
The thread — The location appears as a fortified landmark in Genesis 35:21, later identified as a watchtower of the flock in Micah 4:8 and geographically linked to the nearby fields where shepherds kept watch in Luke 2:8.
Why it lands — The text records a precise waypoint in Israel’s journey, requiring the reader to track the geographic and familial shifts as the patriarch moves while his household fractures.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.