Edom in the Bible

Meaning: red, earthy; of blood

Exact Match

And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with the red the red thing there, for I am faint. Therefore was his name called Edom.

Yielding To TemptationRequesting FoodRed BodiesPeople With Apt Names

And Jacob sent messengers before his face to Esau his brother, into the land of Seir, the fields of Edom.

Messengers Sent OutMessenger

And these are the generations of Esau, the father of Edom, in mount Seir.

These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah
daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon:
She bore Jeush, Jalam, and Korah to Edom.

Grandchildren

chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Adah.

And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah: these are the chiefs of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Basmath Esau's wife.

These are the sons of Esau, and these their chiefs: he is Edom.

and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.

Rulers Of Edom

And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before there reigned a king over the children of Israel.

Rulers Of Edom

And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

Rulers Of Edom

chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom, according to their dwelling-places in the land of their possession. This is Esau, the father of Edom.

Rulers Of Edom

Then the chiefs of Edom were terrified, the nobles of Moab trembled uncontrollably, and all the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.

MeltingGroups Trembling

And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, So says your brother Israel, You know all the trouble that has happened to us,

Messengers Sent OutMessengerHard TasksRulers Of EdomHardship

And he said, You shall not go through. And Edom came out against him with many people, and with a strong hand.

LargenessEarthly ArmiesLarge Armies

So Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border. Therefore Israel turned away from him.

And Jehovah spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying,

Aaron, As High Priestborders

And they pulled up stakes from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the soul of the people was very discouraged because of the way.

ImpatienceComing To The Red SeaFalling

Edom shall be a possession. Seir, his enemies, also shall be a possession, while Israel does valiantly.

People Overcoming

And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.

Boundaries

Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:

Wilderness Of ZinSouthern Borderborders

This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.

Land, As A Divine ResponsibilityWilderness Of ZinSouthern Border

And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur,

LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

Clouds, Natural UseWaterGod Shaking The EarthGod Sending Rain

Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.

Messengers Sent OutPassing Through

Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

BoundariesRivers And StreamsArnonRiver ArnonFalling

So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he turned himself, he harassed them.

Amalekitesharassment

So David would not remove the ark of the LORD to him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

The Ark In JerusalemPeople Unwilling

And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obed-edom and all his household.

Ark Of The Covenant, FunctionHomeTwo To Four MonthsBlessed By God

And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth to him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.

Names For JerusalemExcitementBlessed By God

Of Edom, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

And David got great honour for himself, when he came back, by the destruction of Edom in the valley of Salt, to the number of eighteen thousand men.

SaltValleysEleven To Nineteen ThousandNumbers Of Foreigners Killed

And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom he put garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

FortificationsGarrisonsThose Subjected To PeopleEarthly Armiespreservation

King Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion Geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.

The NavyAccumulatingOther References To The Red Sea

But King Solomon married many foreign women besides the daughter of Pharaoh: women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidonia, along with Hittite women, too,

KingsSolomon, Character OfTemptation, Universality OfYielding To TemptationRelations With ForeignersMen And Women Who LovedWoman's Placerehabilitation

For it happened, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the army was gone up to bury the slain, and had struck every male in Edom

The DeadExterminationDeath Of All Males

that Hadad fled, he and certain men of Edom of the servants of his father, with him, to go into Egypt, - Hadad being a little boy.

He was a trouble to Israel all through the days of Solomon. And this is the damage Hadad did: he was cruel to Israel while he was ruler over Edom.

enemies, of Israel and JudahHating Individuals

He said, "Which way shall we go up?" He answered, "The way of the wilderness of Edom."

Deserts, Specific

So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days' journey. There was no water for the army, nor for the animals that followed them.

WaterDry PlacesSeven DaysNo Water For People

Jehoshaphat said, "The word of Yahweh is with him." So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

Word Of Godreinforcement

It happened in the morning, about the time of offering the offering, that behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.

Morning WorshipDivine SuppliesGod Providing Water

When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew sword, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not.

Seven To Nine Hundredvulnerability

Then the king of Moab took his eldest son, who was to reign in his place, and offered him [publicly] as a burnt offering [to Chemosh] on the [city] wall [horrifying everyone]. And there was great wrath against Israel, and Israel’s allies [Judah and Edom] withdrew from King Jehoram and returned to their own land.

Child sacrificeSanctity Of LifeWallsIdolatry, Wicked Practices OfSacrificing The FirstbornSacrifice

In his days, Edom rebelled {against the rule} of Judah, and they set up a king over them.

TradeRevoltsRulers Of Edom

So Joram crossed over to Zair and all the chariots with him. It happened that he arose [by] night and attacked Edom who had surrounded him and the commanders of the chariots; but the army fled to their tents.

ChariotsAttacking With ChariotsIsrael FleeingDuring One NightThe Nations Attacked

So Edom has rebelled {against the rule} of Judah until this day; then Libnah [also] rebelled at that time.

Relationships To This Day

He smote of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Sela in the war, and called the name of it Joktheel to this day.

SaltValleysTens Of ThousandsGiven Names To This DayNumbers Of Foreigners Killed

You have indeed defeated Edom and your heart is lifted up; enjoy the honor and stay home. Why should you provoke trouble so that you fall and Judah with you?"

Arrogance, Characterizes The WickedBusybodiesProud People

At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath [in Edom] for Aram, and drove the Jews away from it. The Arameans came to Elath, and live there to this day.

Capturing CitiesWhere People Live To This Day

These [are] the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the {Israelites}: Bela son of Beor, and the name of his city [was] Dinhabah.

When Husham died, Hadad [I of Edom] the son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the field of Moab, became king in his place; the name of his city was Avith.

And Hadad died. And the chiefs of Edom were: chiefs Timna, Aliah, Jetheth,

The chiefs of Edom included the chiefs of Timna, Aliah, Jetheth, Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,

So David did not move the ark to himself into the city of David but diverted it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

And the ark of God remained with the household of Obed-Edom in his house three months. And Yahweh blessed the household of Obed-Edom and all that he had.

Ark Of The Covenant, FunctionHomeTwo To Four MonthsFamily First

With them were their relatives second in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.

Porters

and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to the Sheminith.

The priests, Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, were to blow trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be gatekeepers for the ark.

Trumpet

David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-edom.

CommanderThe Ark In Jerusalem

Asaph was the chief and Zechariah was second to him. Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel played the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals

HarpsMusical Instruments, types ofOrchestrasCymbalsLyres

He assigned Obed-edom and his 68 relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.

Participation, In ChristSixties

King David also dedicated these to the Lord, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all the nations—from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and the Amalekites.

SilverGarrisons

And Abishai son of Zeruiah defeated eighteen thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

SaltEleven To Nineteen Thousand

He put garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

Garrisons

Obed-edom also had sons:
Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second,
Joah the third, Sachar the fourth,
Nethanel the fifth,

Firstborn Sons

the sixth Ammiel, the seventh Issachar, and the eighth Peullethai. (Indeed, God blessed Obed-Edom.)

All of these were among the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers; they were capable men with strength for the work—62 from Obed-edom.

Sixties

At that time Solomon went to Ezion-geber and to Eloth on the seashore in the land of Edom.

Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There comes a great multitude against you from beyond the sea on this side of Edom; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi.

Many Combatants

During Jehoram’s reign, Edom rebelled against Judah’s domination and appointed their own king.

Revolts

So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his commanders and all his chariots. Then at night he set out to attack the Edomites who had surrounded him and the chariot commanders.

And now Edom is still in rebellion against Judah’s domination today. Libnah also rebelled at that time against his domination because he had abandoned Yahweh, the God of his ancestors.

Now Amaziah took courage and led his people out to the Valley of Salt, and he struck down 10,000 of the men of Seir (Edom).

SaltTens Of ThousandsTwelve Beings

You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and you have become overconfident that you will get glory. Now stay at home. Why stir up such trouble so that you fall and Judah with you?”

SuccessArrogance, Characterizes The WickedTwelve Beings

But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.

Twelve Beings

And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

SacrilegeTwelve Beings

To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy. For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "The Lily of the Covenant." A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

PraiseGod Shows His LovingkindnessI Will Praise You With MusicLove And StrengthStrength And Lovestrengh

{To the chief Musician upon Shushaneduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aramnaharaim and with Aramzobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand.} O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.

Carvings Of FlowersMusicDivine DispleasureDispleasure

Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I put out my shoe; over Philistia will a glad cry be sounded.

SceptreResponsibility, Of Natural WorldHelmetsPeople Belong To God

the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,
Moab and the Hagrites,

Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Raze it, raze it, even to the foundation thereof.

Destruction Of Jerusalem

And they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines on the west; together shall they despoil the children of the east: they shall put forth their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.

The Prophecy Towards AmmonThe Prophecy Towards Edom

Send lambs to the ruler of the land [you Moabites],
From Sela [that is, Petra in Edom] through the wilderness to the mountain of the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem).

Giving To OthersRulersTaxationPossessing Sheep

The word about Edom. A voice comes to me from Seir, Watchman, how far gone is the night? how far gone is the night?

Prophecies concerning


The watchman says,
“The morning comes [only briefly], but also [comes] the night [of Babylonian oppression].
If you would ask [of me then], ask [again, if Edom really wishes to know];
Come back again.”

DawnSpiritual DawnAt Morning And EveningProvision Of NightSleeping Peacefully

When my sword is drenched in the heavens, look! It will descend upon Edom, and upon the people of my ban, for judgment.

More Than EnoughGod's Sword

{Yahweh has a sword}; it is full [of] blood. It is covered with fat, with [the] blood of lambs and goats, with [the] fat of [the] kidneys of rams, for {Yahweh has a sacrifice} in Bozrah and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

BullsCovered With BloodFat Of AnimalsGod's Sword

For the Lord has a day of vengeance,
a time of paying back Edom
for its hostility against Zion.

The Day Of JudgementGod Executes VengeanceRevengezion

Thematic Bible



And he said, "What way shall we go?" And the other answered, "The way through the wilderness of Edom."


Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, unto the land of Seir and the field of Edom.

duke Korah, duke Gatam and duke Amaleck: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and these were the sons of Adah. These were the children of Reuel Esau's son: duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah. These are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom, and these were the sons of Basemath Esau's wife.

Yea all the Jews also that dwelt in Moab, under the Ammonites, in Idumaea and in all the countries, when they heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan governor upon them that were left in Judah:


In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, which spake thus unto me, "Make thee bonds and chains, and put them about thy neck, and send them to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of Ammon, the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon: and that by the messengers, which shall come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah the king of Judah, read more.

he shall enter also into the fair pleasant land. Many cities and countries shall decay, except Edom, Moab and the best of the children of Ammon, which shall escape from his hand.

the Edomites, the Moabites, and the Ammonites; all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the Isles that are beyond the sea; Dedan, Tema, Buz and the shaven Ishmaelites;


Shame shall come upon thee, for the malice that thou showedest to thy brother Jacob. Yea, for evermore shalt thou perish, and that because of the time when thou didst set thyself against him; even when the enemies carried away his host, and when the aliens came in at his ports, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, and thou thyself wast as one of them. Thou shalt no more see the day of thy brother; thou shalt no more behold the time of his captivity; thou shalt no more rejoice over the children of Judah, in the day of their destruction; thou shalt triumph no more in the time of their trouble. read more.


What is he, this that cometh from Edom, with stained red clothes of Bozrah, which is so costly cloth, and cometh in so nimbly with all his strength? "I am he that teacheth righteousness, and am of power to help."


And he said, "What way shall we go?" And the other answered, "The way through the wilderness of Edom."


Shall not I at the same time destroy the wise men of Edom; and those that have understanding, from the mount of Esau?


And Edom answered him, "See thou come not by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword." And the children of Israel said unto him, "We will go by the beaten way: and if either we or our cattle drink of thy water, we will pay for it, we will do no more but pass through by foot only." And he said, "Ye shall not go through." And Edom came out against him with much people and with a mighty power. read more.


duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These be the dukes of Idumaea in their habitations, in the land of their possessions. This Esau is the father of the Edomites.

duke Magdiel and duke Iram. These were the dukes of Edom.


And in his days Edom fell away from under the hand of Judah, and made them a king of their own. And Jehoram went to Seir, and all his chariots with him. And he rose by night and laid on the Edomites, which compassed him in, and the captains of his chariot and the people fled into their tents. And so the Edomites slipped away from under the hand of Judah unto this day. And then Libnah slipped away too, even that same time.


And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, "Thus sayeth thy brother Israel: Thou knowest all the travail that hath happened us, how our fathers went down into Egypt, and how we have dwelt in Egypt a long time, and, how the Egyptians vexed both us and our fathers. Then we cried unto the LORD and he heard our voices, and sent an angel and hath fetched us out of Egypt. And behold, we are in Kadesh, a city hard by the borders of thy country: read more.


duke Kenaz, duke Theman, duke Mibzar,

duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,


And after the death of Baalhanan, Hadad reigned in his place, and the name of his city was Pai, and his wife's name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred the daughter of Mezahab.


duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

Duke Timna, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth: duke Oholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,


The pride of thine heart hath lift thee up, thou that dwellest in the strongholds of stone, and hast made thee a high seat. Thou sayest in thine heart, "Who shall cast me down to the ground?"


And he slew of the Edomites in the salt valley, ten thousand, and took the town Sela with strength of battle, and called the name of it Joktheel ever after.

Send the Lord of the world a lamb, from the rock that lieth toward the desert, unto the hill of the daughter Zion.


But after the death of Hadad, there were dukes in Edom:

These are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, in their kindreds, places and names: Duke Timna, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,


And Jehoram went to Seir, and all his chariots with him. And he rose by night and laid on the Edomites, which compassed him in, and the captains of his chariot and the people fled into their tents.


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