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; Nu 21:33 ff, etc.). It seems to mark the western limit of Bashan as against Salecah on the East (De 3:10). It was given to Machir, son of Manasseh (Jos 13:31).
Where is Edrei in the Bible?
Edrei was an Amorite city located east of the Jordan River in the region of Bashan, in what is now southern Syria. The city is best known from the account in Numbers 21, where King Og of Bashan made his final stand against the Israelites under Moses' leadership, only to be defeated in a decisive battle. Following the conquest, Edrei was assigned to the tribe of Manasseh, specifically to Machir son of Manasseh, and served as a western boundary marker for the region of Bashan. Modern scholars identify Edrei with the town of Der'ah, located approximately 29 miles east of the Sea of Galilee in a fertile agricultural area.
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Edrei
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain); Nu 21:33 ff, etc.). It seems to mark the western limit of Bashan as against Salecah on the East (De 3:10). It was given to Machir, son of Manasseh (Jos 13:31). Eusebius, Onomasticon places it 24 Roman miles from Bostra. The most probable identification is with Der`ah, a town of between 4,000 and 5,000 inhabitants, on the southern lip of Wady Zeideh, about 29 miles as the crow flies East of the Sea of Galilee. It is the center of an exceedingly fruitful district. The accumulated rubbish in the town covers many remains of antiquity. It is, however, chiefly remarkable for the extraordinary subterranean city, as yet only partially explored, cut in the rock under the town. This is certainly very ancient, and was doubtless used by the inhabitants as a refuge in times of stress and peril. For a description see Schumacher, Across the Jordan, 121 ff.
(2) A place not identified, between Kedesh and En-hazor (Jos 19:37).
W. Ewing
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