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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
fortress
). (1) A capital of
Bashan
(
Num. 21:33
33
And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei. (Numbers 21:33)
;
Deut. 3:10
10
All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. (Deuteronomy 3:10)
;
Josh. 12:4
4
And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, (Joshua 12:4)
). (2) Town of northern
Palestine
(
Josh. 19:37
37
And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor, (Joshua 19:37)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1. One of the chief towns of
Bashan
, where Og was defeated by the Israelites (
Num. 21:33-35
33
And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.
34
And the Lord said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
35
So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land. (Numbers 21:33‑35)
;
Deut. 1:4
4
After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei: (Deuteronomy 1:4)
;
Deut. 3:1,10
1
Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. (Deuteronomy 3:1)
10
All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. (Deuteronomy 3:10)
;
Josh. 12:4
4
And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, (Joshua 12:4)
;
Josh. 13:12,31
12
All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out. (Joshua 13:12)
31
And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan, were pertaining unto the children of Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families. (Joshua 13:31)
). It fell to the
lot
of
Manasseh
. It is identified with
ed Deraah
, 32° 38' N, 36° 6' E. It is a place of great
natural
strength, being surrounded by a labyrinth of clefts and crevasses in the
rock
. The houses are of stone, with stone roofs and stone doors. There is no water there, and the spot seems chosen for security. About 50 families of desperate character inhabit the place. Underneath the city are many large
caves
, forming a subterranean city, with streets and houses; but a recent traveler found the entrance blocked by a rock, and was told
that
the
passage
had been blown up to
prevent
the caves being used as a hiding place from justice.
2. City of
Naphtali
in the
north
, near
Kedesh
(
Josh. 19:37
37
And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En-hazor, (Joshua 19:37)
). Identified by some with
Yater
, 33° 9' N, 35° 20' E.
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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
154
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
’edre`iy
Phonic:
ed-reh’-ee
Meaning:
from the equivalent of
153
; mighty; Edrei, the name of two places in Palestine
KJV Usage:
Edrei
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
goodly pasture
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Sufficient pasturage; plantation; strong; mighty:―name of two places in Palestine, Num. 21:33. {Amplum pascuum}
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