And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.
Israel moved onward after his household had put away its idols and set out toward Bethel. That setting places the pitching of the tent beyond the tower on the road of return, in direct sequence with a renewed pledge of loyalty to God and a deliberate cleansing and preparation of the whole family for worship at Bethel. Beyond that placement in the journey, no distinct meaning is attached to the tower of Edar itself or to the choice of ground beyond it.
Israel moved onward after his household had put away its idols and set out toward Bethel. That setting places the pitching of the tent beyond the tower on the road of return, in direct sequence with a renewed pledge of loyalty to God and a deliberate cleansing and preparation of the whole family for worship at Bethel. Beyond that placement in the journey, no distinct meaning is attached to the tower of Edar itself or to the choice of ground beyond it.