Person Old Testament
Eder
Eder was a Levite of the family of Merari who served during the reign of King David. Mentioned in 2 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Chronicles 23:23.
Why it matters. Levite descendant of Merari during David's reign
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Eder
Eder is mentioned in 1Ch.23.23 and 1Ch.24.30 as a descendant of Merari, one of the three main divisions of the Levites. He is listed among the Levites who were appointed to various duties in the service of the temple during the reign of King David.
In 1Chronicles 23, David organizes the Levites and assigns them their responsibilities.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 2 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.