The meaning of “אֶדְרֶעִי”
Understanding ʼedreʻîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Edrei. - § Edrei = "goodly pasture" - Edrei, the name of two places in Palestine 1) a chief city of Bashan, north of Jab...
אֶדְרֶעִי
Edrei. - § Edrei = "goodly pasture" - Edrei, the name of two places in Palestine 1) a chief city of Bashan, north of Jabbok river
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 21:33 | “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.” Word: אֶדְרֶעִי (ʼedreʻîy) | |
| Deuteronomy 3:1 | “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.” Word: אֶדְרֶעִי (ʼedreʻîy) | |
| Joshua 13:31 | “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.” Word: אֶדְרֶעִי (ʼedreʻîy) |