EDREI
Eth.
EDREI (
Ἐδρα̈́ί, LXX.;
Ἀδραά, Euseb.), a town of the half tribe of Manasseh, beyond Jordan, mentioned; with Ashtaroth (
Josh. 13.31) as a city of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. Eusebius places it 20 miles from Bozra. (
Onomast. s. v. Ἀσαρώθ.) The Arabian geographers mention a, village under the name. of
Edhra in the
Hauran, which has been identified with Edrei, by Dr. Robinson. (
Bib. Res. vol. iii. Append. p. 155.) Burckhardt had supposed it to be represented by
Ed-Doad, a village between
Daal and
Mezaneib, to the east of the
Hadj road, between
[p. 1.808]Bussrah and
Adjlun. (
Travels, p. 241.)
The site of
Edhra is not so accurately defined, but Dr. Robinson says, “it is nearer to
Busrah than is
Deraa, according to my information.”
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