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Edomites, The
Descended from Esau - Ge 36:9
Dwelt in Mount Seir - Ge 32:3; De 2:4,5
WERE CALLED
- Children of Esau
- De 2:4- Brethren of Israel
- Nu 20:14Governed by dukes - Ge 36:15-30,40-43; Ex 15:15
Afterwards had kings - Ge 36:31-29; Nu 20:14
Under a deputy or viceroy while subject to Judah - 1Ki 22:47
CHARACTER OF
- Wise
- Jer 49:7- Proud and self-confident
- Jer 49:16; Ob 1:3- Strong and cruel
- Jer 49:19- Vindictive
- Eze 25:12- Idolatrous
- 2Ch 25:14,20- Superstitious
- Jer 27:3,9Carried on extensive commerce - Eze 27:20
COUNTRY OF
- Specially given to them
- De 2:5- Fertile and rich
- Ge 27:39- Mountainous and rocky
- Jer 49:16; Mal 1:3- Traversed by roads
- Nu 20:17- Well fortified
- Ps 60:9- Called Mount Seir
- Eze 35:2- Called Mount of Esau
- Ob 1:21- Called Dumah
- Isa 21:11- Called Idumea
- Isa 34:6; Mr 3:8- Called Edom
- Isa 63:1CITIES OF
- Dinhabah or Dedan
- Ge 36:32; Jer 49:8- Avith
- Ge 36:35- Pau
- Ge 36:39- Bozrah
- Jer 49:22; Am 1:12- Teman
- Jer 49:7; Eze 25:13- Eziongeber, a sea port
- 1Ki 9:26Implacable enemies of Israel - Eze 35:5
Israel forbidden to hate - De 23:7
Israel forbidden to spoil - De 2:4,6; 2Ch 20:10
Might be received into the congregation in third generation - De 23:8
Refused Israel a passage - Nu 20:21; Jud 11:17
Saul made war against - 1Sa 14:47
David subdued, &c - 2Sa 8:14; 1Ch 18:11,13
Slaughter of, by Joab and Abishai - 1Ki 11:16; 1Ch 18:12
Took refuge in Egypt - 1Ki 11:17-19
Returned after David's death - 1Ki 11:21-22
Were stirred up against Solomon - 1Ki 11:14
Confederated with enemies of Israel against Jehoshaphat - 2Ch 20:10; Ps 83:4-6
Miraculous overthrow of - 2Ch 20:22
Revolted from Joram, king of Judah - 2Ki 8:20-22; 2Ch 21:8-10
Re-conquered by Amaziah - 2Ki 14:7,10; 2Ch 25:11,12
The Jews ensnared by the idols of, and punished - 2Ch 25:14,15,20
Rebelled against Ahaz - 2Ch 28:17
Aided Babylon against Judah - Ps 137:7; Ob 1:11
PREDICTIONS RESPECTING
- Subjection to Israel
- Ge 25:23; 27:29,37- Revolt from Israel
- Ge 27:40- Israel's occupation of their country
- Nu 24:18; Ob 1:17-19- To share in the punishment of the nations
- Jer 9:26; 25:15-27; Eze 32:29- Punishment for persecuting Israel
- Isa 34:5-8; 63:1-4; La 4:21; Eze 25:13,14; Am 1:11,12; Ob 1:10,15- Exterminating slaughter of
- Ob 1:18- Utter desolation of their country
- Isa 34:9-17; Eze 35:7-15- The king of Babylon an instrument of their punishment
- Jer 27:3-6- Israel an instrument of their punishment
- Eze 25:14; Ob 1:18- Their ruin to be an astonishment
- Jer 49:17,21- Their future subjection to the Jews
- Isa 11:14; Am 9:12Remarkable persons of
- Doeg
- 1Sa 22:18- Hadad
- 1Ki 11:14,19- Eliphaz
- Job 2:11 Next Topic (Egypt)