And Israel journeyed,.... Having stayed near Bethlehem, as it is said, about two months ; this is the first time Jacob is by Moses called Israel, after this name, was given him; the reason of which the Jews say is, because he bore the death of Rachel with so much patience:and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder; which was a place of pasturage, and fit for his flocks, see Mic 4:8; it was about a mile from Bethlehem to the south , and is supposed to be the place where the shepherds were watching their flocks, when the angel reported to them the birth of Christ, Lu 2:8; pretty remarkable are the words added here in the Targum of Jonathan,"the place from whence the King Messiah will be revealed in the end of days.'
' Shalshalet Hakabala, fol. 5. 2. Bunting's Travels, p.