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Edom
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Edom
In Scripture (111 references)
Genesis
Genesis 32:3 Jacob sent messengers in front of him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom. Genesis 36:9 This is the history of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Sei... Genesis 36:16 chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs who came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom... Genesis 36:17 These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. The... Genesis 36:20 These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Genesis 36:21 Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the ... Genesis 36:31 These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Is... Genesis 36:32 Bela, the son of Beor, reigned in Edom. The name of his city was Dinhabah. Genesis 36:40 These are the names of the chiefs who came from Esau, according to their families, after their place... Genesis 36:43 chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their habitations in the l...
Numbers
Numbers 20:14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, saying: “Your brother Israel says: You know a... Numbers 20:18 Edom said to him, “You shall not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against you.” Numbers 20:20 He said, “You shall not pass through.” Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong... Numbers 20:21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border, so Israel turned away from him. Numbers 20:23 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying, Numbers 21:4 They traveled from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. The soul of t... Numbers 24:18 Edom shall be a possession. Seir, his enemies, also shall be a possession, while Israel does valiant... Numbers 33:37 They traveled from Kadesh, and encamped in Mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom. Numbers 34:3 then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the side of Edom, and your sout...
Joshua
Judges
Judges 5:4 “Yahweh, when you went out of Seir, when you marched out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, t... Judges 11:17 then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let me pass through your land;’ but... Judges 11:18 Then they went through the wilderness, and went around the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and c...
2 Samuel
2 Samuel 8:12 of Syria, of Moab, of the children of Ammon, of the Philistines, of Amalek, and of the plunder of Ha... 2 Samuel 8:13 David earned a reputation when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand men of the Syrians i... 2 Samuel 8:14 He put garrisons in Edom. Throughout all Edom, he put garrisons, and all the Edomites became servant...
1 Kings
1 Kings 9:26 King Solomon made a fleet of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Se... 1 Kings 11:1 Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabi... 1 Kings 11:14 Yahweh raised up an adversary to Solomon: Hadad the Edomite. He was one of the king’s offspring in E... 1 Kings 11:15 For when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army had gone up to bury the slain, and had ... 1 Kings 11:16 (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom); 1 Kings 22:47 There was no king in Edom. A deputy ruled.
2 Kings
2 Kings 3:8 He said, “Which way shall we go up?” He answered, “The way of the wilderness of Edom.” 2 Kings 3:9 So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom, and they marched for seven d... 2 Kings 3:12 Jehoshaphat said, “Yahweh’s word is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of... 2 Kings 3:20 In the morning, about the time of offering the sacrifice, behold, water came by the way of Edom, and... 2 Kings 3:26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, he took with him seven hundred men... 2 Kings 8:20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. 2 Kings 8:21 Then Joram passed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and struck t... 2 Kings 8:22 So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time. 2 Kings 14:7 He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Jok... 2 Kings 14:10 You have indeed struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Enjoy the glory of it, and stay at ho...
and 1 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles
1 Chronicles 1:43 Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children o... 1 Chronicles 1:51 Then Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth, 1 Chronicles 1:54 chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom. 1 Chronicles 18:11 King David also dedicated these to Yahweh, with the silver and the gold that he carried away from al... 1 Chronicles 18:12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah struck eighteen thousand of the Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 1 Chronicles 18:13 He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to Davi...
2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 8:17 Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom. 2 Chronicles 20:2 Then some came who told Jehoshaphat, saying, “A great multitude is coming against you from beyond th... 2 Chronicles 21:8 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. 2 Chronicles 21:9 Then Jehoram went there with his captains and all his chariots with him. He rose up by night and str... 2 Chronicles 21:10 So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time fro... 2 Chronicles 25:19 You say to yourself that you have struck Edom; and your heart lifts you up to boast. Now stay at hom... 2 Chronicles 25:20 But Amaziah would not listen; for it was of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their e... 2 Chronicles 28:17 For again the Edomites had come and struck Judah, and carried away captives.
Psalms
Psalms 60:1 God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again. Psalms 60:8 Moab is my wash basin. I will throw my sandal on Edom. I shout in triumph over Philistia.” Psalms 60:9 Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom? Psalms 83:6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites; Psalms 108:9 Moab is my wash pot. I will toss my sandal on Edom. I will shout over Philistia.” Psalms 108:10 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who has led me to Edom? Psalms 137:7 Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, “Raze it! Raze it ...
Isaiah
Isaiah 11:14 They will fly down on the shoulders of the Philistines on the west. Together they will plunder the c... Isaiah 34:5 For my sword has drunk its fill in the sky. Behold, it will come down on Edom, and on the people of ... Isaiah 34:6 Yahweh’s sword is filled with blood. It is covered with fat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with... Isaiah 34:8 For Yahweh has a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the cause of Zion. Isaiah 34:9 Its streams will be turned into pitch, its dust into sulfur, And its land will become burning pitch. Isaiah 34:10 It won’t be quenched night nor day. Its smoke will go up forever. From generation to generation, it ... Isaiah 34:11 But the pelican and the porcupine will possess it. The owl and the raven will dwell in it. He will s... Isaiah 63:1 Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? Who is this who is glorious in his ...
Jeremiah
Jeremiah 9:26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, the children of Ammon, Moab, and all who have the corners of their hair cut off,... Jeremiah 25:21 Edom, Moab, and the children of Ammon; Jeremiah 27:3 Then send them to the king of Edom, to the king of Moab, to the king of the children of Ammon, to th... Jeremiah 40:11 Likewise when all the Jews who were in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and who w... Jeremiah 49:7 Of Edom, Yahweh of Armies says: “Is wisdom no more in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? ... Jeremiah 49:8 Flee! Turn back! Dwell in the depths, inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau on... Jeremiah 49:10 But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he will not be able to hide himse... Jeremiah 49:14 I have heard news from Yahweh, and an ambassador is sent among the nations, saying, “Gather yourselv... Jeremiah 49:15 “For, behold, I have made you small among the nations, and despised among men. Jeremiah 49:17 “Edom will become an astonishment. Everyone who passes by it will be astonished, and will hiss at al...
and 5 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Ezekiel 25:12 “ ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Because Edom has dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and... Ezekiel 25:13 therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “I will stretch out my hand on Edom, and will cut off man and animal... Ezekiel 25:14 I will lay my vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel. They will do in Edom according to m... Ezekiel 32:29 “There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, who in their might are laid with those who are slain... Ezekiel 35:15 As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate, so I will do to... Ezekiel 36:5 therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “Surely in the fire of my jealousy I have spoken against the residue...
Amos
Amos 1:6 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Gaza, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; ... Amos 1:9 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; ... Amos 1:11 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; ... Amos 2:1 Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Moab, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; ... Amos 9:12 that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all the nations who are called by my name,” says Yahw...
Obadiah
Obadiah 1:1 The vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord Yahweh says about Edom. We have heard news from Yahweh,... Obadiah 1:2 Behold, I have made you small among the nations. You are greatly despised. Obadiah 1:6 How Esau will be ransacked! How his hidden treasures are sought out! Obadiah 1:8 “Won’t I in that day”, says Yahweh, “destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the ... Obadiah 1:18 The house of Jacob will be a fire, the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble. T...
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