Topic
Eder
4 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Joshua 15:21Easton · Smith · Nave 2. A city of Judah
And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,
- 1 Chronicles 23:23Easton · Smith · Nave 3. A grandson of Merari
The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
- 1 Chronicles 24:30Easton · Smith · Nave 3. A grandson of Merari
The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.
- Genesis 35:21Nave 1. A place near Ephrath
¶ And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
Flock. (1.) A city in the south of Judah, on the border of Idumea (Josh. 15:21).
(2.) The second of the three sons of Mushi, of the family of Merari, appointed to the Levitical office (1 Chr. 23:23; 24:30).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
- One of the towns of Judah, in the extreme south, and on the borders of Edom. (Joshua 15:21) No trace of it has been discovered in modern times.
- A Levite of the family of Merari, in the time of David. (1 Chronicles 23:23; 24:30)
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.