How to Pronounce Edar
EE-duhr
Edar is pronounced EE-duhr (ˈiːdɑːr): two syllables, stress on the first.
What is Edar?
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.
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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