Eder (Joshua 15)
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Other places named Eder: Eder (Genesis 35).
| Type | settlement |
|---|---|
| Most likely | another name for Arad (Judges 1) (low confidence) |
| Coordinates | 31.281° N, 35.125° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Joshua 15:21 |
Eder (Joshua 15) is a settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Arad (Judges 1) (low confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Arad (Judges 1) | low (27%) | 31.281° N, 35.125° E |
| Tel Arad | very low (3%) | 31.281° N, 35.125° E |
| Horbat Adar | very low (3%) | 31.430° N, 34.437° E |
Verses
Joshua
- Joshua 15:21And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom:
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.