Tower of the flock, a tower between Bethlehem and Hebron, near which Jacob first halted after leaving Bethlehem ( Genesis 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.
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source-manifest/easton— Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)