Tower of edar in Biblical History

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What is the Tower of edar?
TOWER OF EDAR
, Gen 35:21, or TOWER OF THE FLOCK, as it is called in Mic 4:8. This is supposed to have been a particular tower about a mile from Bethlehem, and to have been erected, like other towers, for the use of shepherds and herdsmen to superintend their flocks and descry the approach of danger. 2 Chr 26:10. Some have supposed that the phrase "tower of the flock" had prophetic reference to Bethlehem as the birthplace of the Saviour.

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