Schaff's Bible Dictionary
TOWER OF EDAR, Gen 35:21, or TOWER OF THE FLOCK, as it is called in Mic 4:8. This is supposed to have been a particular tower about a mile from Bethlehem, and to have been erected, like other towers, for the use of shepherds and herdsmen to superintend their flocks and descry the approach of danger. 2 Chr 26:10. Some have supposed that the phrase "tower of the flock" had prophetic reference to Bethlehem as the birthplace of the Saviour.