Genesis 35:21

19 So ^aRachel died and was buried on the way to ^bEphrath (that is, Bethlehem).

20 And Jacob set a pillar on her grave, which is the pillar of Rachel’s grave ^ato this day.

21 Then Israel journeyed and pitched his tent beyond ^athe tower of Eder.

22 And it happened, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and ^alay with Bilhah his father’s concubine; and Israel heard about it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

Jacob’s Twelve Sons

23 the sons of Leah were ^aReuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;

24 the sons of Rachel were Joseph and Benjamin;

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Genesis 35:21

Tower of Edar - Literally, the tower of the flock, and so translated Micah 4:8. It is supposed that this tower was about a mile from Bethlehem, and to have been the place where the angels appeared to the shepherds. The Targum of Jonathan expressly says: "It is the place in which the King Messiah shall be manifested in the end of days." By the tower of the flock we may understand a place built by the shepherds near to some well, for the convenience of watering their flocks, and keeping watch over them by night.

Other Adam Clarke entries containing Genesis 35:21:

Micah 4:8

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