Lexical Definition

‎אֶדְרֶעִי‎ ʼedreʻîy (ed-reh'-ee) Edrei ^N:N--L
from the equivalent of ‎אֶדְרָע‎; mighty

Edrei.

• § Edrei = "goodly pasture"
• Edrei, the name of two places in Palestine

1) a chief city of Bashan, north of Jabbok river

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎אֶדְרֶ֫עִי‎ proper name, of a location a chief city of Bashan ‎אֶדְרֶ֖עִי‎ Josh 19:37 ‎אֶדְרֶ֑עִי‎ Num 21:33 = Deut 3:1; Deut 3:10 ‎בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹת בְּאֶדְרֶ֑עִי‎ Deut 1:4 ‎בְּעַשְׁתָּרֹת וּבְאֶדְרֶ֑עִי‎ Josh 12:4; Josh 13:12 compare Josh 13:31 — on identity of all these compare Di Deut 3:10 modern Der`ât, 7 1/2 hours west-northwest of Bosra; Euseb. Ἀδραά (Lag^{Onom. 213, 86 2nd ed. 235}) compare Di Num 21:33 Wetzst^{Hauran 47, 77, 123} Bd^{Pal 201}.

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Edrei • Amorite city defeated by Moses and the Israelites

Edrei, an Amorite city east of the Jordan defeated by the Israelites under Moses.

• A location first mentioned at Num.21.33;
• only referred to as Edrei אֶדְרֶעִי.
  

Edrei was one of the chief cities of Bashan, located east of the Jordan River. It was ruled by Og, king of Bashan, who was defeated by the Israelites under Moses' leadership as they approached the Promised Land (Numbers 21:33-35).

After its capture, the city was allotted to the half-tribe of Manasseh. Edrei is mentioned alongside Ashtaroth as one of the main cities in Bashan. The ruins of Edrei are identified with modern-day Der'a in Syria.

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