The Edomites
82 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
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- Afterwards had Kings
- Aided Babylon Against Judah
- Carried on Extensive Commerce
- Character of Idolatrous
- Character of Proud and Self-Confident
- Character of Strong and Cruel
- Character of Superstitious
- Character of Vindictive
- Character of Wise
- Cities of Avith
- Cities of Bozrah
- Cities of Dinhabah or Dedan
- Cities of Eziongeber, a Sea Port
- Cities of Pau
- Cities of Teman
- Confederated with Enemies of Israel Against Jehoshaphat
- Country of: Called Dumah
- Country of: Called Edom
- Country of: Called Idumea
- Country of: Called Mount of Esau
- Country of: Called Mount Seir
- Country of: Fertile and Rich
- Country of: Mountainous and Rocky
- Country of: Specially Given to Them
- Country of: Traversed by Roads
- Country of: Well Fortified
- David Subdued
- Descended from Esau
- Dwelt in Mount Seir
- Governed by Dukes
- Implacable Enemies of Israel
- Israel Forbidden to Hate
- Israel Forbidden to Spoil
- Might be Received Into the Congregation in Third Generation
- Miraculous Overthrow of
- Predictions Respecting: Exterminating Slaughter of
- Predictions Respecting: Israel an Instrument of Their Punishment
- Predictions Respecting: Israel's Occupation of Their Country
- Predictions Respecting: Punishment for Persecuting Israel
- Predictions Respecting: Revolt from Israel
- Predictions Respecting: Subjection to Israel
- Predictions Respecting: The King of Babylon an Instrument of Their Punishment
- Predictions Respecting: Their Future Subjection to the Jews
- Predictions Respecting: Their Ruin to be an Astonishment
- Predictions Respecting: To Share in the Punishment of the Nations
- Predictions Respecting: Utter Desolation of Their Country
- Rebelled Against Ahaz
- Re-Conquered by Amaziah
- Refused Israel a Passage
- Remarkable Persons of Doeg
- Remarkable Persons of Eliphaz
- Remarkable Persons of Hadad
- Returned After David's Death
- Revolted from Joram, King of Judah
- Saul Made War Against
- Slaughter of, by Joab and Abishai
- The Jews Ensnared by the Idols of, and Punished
- Took Refuge in Egypt
- Under a Deputy or Viceroy While Subject to Judah
Afterwards had Kings
- Numbers 20:14 From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
Aided Babylon Against Judah
- Psalm 137:7 Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”
- Obadiah 11 On the day you stood aloof while strangers carried off his wealth and foreigners entered his gate and cast lots for Jerusalem, you were just like one of them.
Carried on Extensive Commerce
- Ezekiel 27:20 Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.
Character of Idolatrous
- 2 Chronicles 25:14 When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them.
- 2 Chronicles 25:20 But Amaziah would not listen, for this had come from God in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom.
Character of Proud and Self-Confident
- Jeremiah 49:16 The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” …
- Obadiah 3 The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’
Character of Strong and Cruel
- Jeremiah 49:19 Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Edom from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can …
Character of Superstitious
- Jeremiah 27:3 Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
- Jeremiah 27:9 But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’
Character of Vindictive
- Ezekiel 25:12 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt,
Character of Wise
- Jeremiah 49:7 Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?
Cities of Avith
- Genesis 36:35 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.
Cities of Bozrah
- Jeremiah 49:22 Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
- Amos 1:12 So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
Cities of Dinhabah or Dedan
- Genesis 36:32 Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.
- Jeremiah 49:8 Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him.
Cities of Eziongeber, a Sea Port
- 1 Kings 9:26 King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
Cities of Pau
- Genesis 36:39 When Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
Cities of Teman
- Jeremiah 49:7 Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?
- Ezekiel 25:13 therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword.
Confederated with Enemies of Israel Against Jehoshaphat
- 2 Chronicles 20:10 And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt. So Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.
- Psalm 83:4–6 saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.” …
Country of: Called Dumah
- Isaiah 21:11 This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?”
Country of: Called Edom
- Isaiah 63:1 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
Country of: Called Idumea
- Isaiah 34:6 The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat — with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
- Mark 3:8 Jerusalem, Idumea, the region beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon. The large crowd came to Him when they heard what great things He was doing.
Country of: Called Mount of Esau
- Obadiah 21 The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.
Country of: Called Mount Seir
- Ezekiel 35:2 “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it,
Country of: Fertile and Rich
- Genesis 27:39 His father Isaac answered him: “Behold, your dwelling place shall be away from the richness of the land, away from the dew of heaven above.
Country of: Mountainous and Rocky
- Jeremiah 49:16 The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” …
- Malachi 1:3 but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.”
Country of: Specially Given to Them
- Deuteronomy 2:5 Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.
Country of: Traversed by Roads
- Numbers 20:17 Please let us pass through your land. We will not go through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”
Country of: Well Fortified
- Psalm 60:9 Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?
David Subdued
- 2 Samuel 8:14 He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- 1 Chronicles 18:11 and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations — from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.
- 1 Chronicles 18:13 He placed garrisons in Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
Descended from Esau
- Genesis 36:9 This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir.
Dwelt in Mount Seir
- Genesis 32:3 Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
- Deuteronomy 2:4–5 and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful. …
Governed by Dukes
- Genesis 36:15–30 These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, …
- Genesis 36:40–43 These are the names of Esau’s chiefs, according to their families and regions, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, …
- Exodus 15:15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
Implacable Enemies of Israel
- Ezekiel 35:5 Because you harbored an ancient hatred and delivered the Israelites over to the sword in the time of their disaster at the final stage of their punishment,
Israel Forbidden to Hate
- Deuteronomy 23:7 Do not despise an Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not despise an Egyptian, because you lived as a foreigner in his land.
Israel Forbidden to Spoil
- Deuteronomy 2:4 and command the people: ‘You will pass through the territory of your brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. They will be afraid of you, so you must be very careful.
- Deuteronomy 2:6 You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.’”
- 2 Chronicles 20:10 And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt. So Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.
Might be Received Into the Congregation in Third Generation
- Deuteronomy 23:8 The third generation of children born to them may enter the assembly of the LORD.
Miraculous Overthrow of
- 2 Chronicles 20:22 The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.
Predictions Respecting: Exterminating Slaughter of
- Obadiah 18 Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph a burning flame; but the house of Esau will be stubble — Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it. Therefore no survivor will remain from the house of Esau.” …
Predictions Respecting: Israel an Instrument of Their Punishment
- Ezekiel 25:14 I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’
- Obadiah 18 Then the house of Jacob will be a blazing fire, and the house of Joseph a burning flame; but the house of Esau will be stubble — Jacob will set it ablaze and consume it. Therefore no survivor will remain from the house of Esau.” …
Predictions Respecting: Israel's Occupation of Their Country
- Numbers 24:18 Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor.
- Obadiah 17–19 But on Mount Zion there will be deliverance, and it will be holy, and the house of Jacob will reclaim their possession. …
Predictions Respecting: Punishment for Persecuting Israel
- Isaiah 34:5–8 When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. …
- Isaiah 63:1–4 Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” …
- Lamentations 4:21 So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.
- Ezekiel 25:13–14 therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. …
- Amos 1:11–12 This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly. …
- Obadiah 10 Because of the violence against your brother Jacob, you will be covered with shame and cut off forever.
- Obadiah 15 For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.
Predictions Respecting: Revolt from Israel
- Genesis 27:40 You shall live by the sword and serve your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.”
Predictions Respecting: Subjection to Israel
- Genesis 25:23 and He declared to her: “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples from within you will be separated; one people will be stronger than the other, and the older will serve the younger.”
- Genesis 27:29 May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
- Genesis 27:37 But Isaac answered Esau: “Look, I have made him your master and given him all his relatives as servants; I have sustained him with grain and new wine. What is left that I can do for you, my son?”
Predictions Respecting: The King of Babylon an Instrument of Their Punishment
- Jeremiah 27:3–6 Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah. …
Predictions Respecting: Their Future Subjection to the Jews
- Isaiah 11:14 They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.
- Amos 9:12 that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear My name,” declares the LORD, who will do this.
Predictions Respecting: Their Ruin to be an Astonishment
- Jeremiah 49:17 “Edom will become an object of horror. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.
- Jeremiah 49:21 At the sound of their fall the earth will quake; their cry will resound to the Red Sea.
Predictions Respecting: To Share in the Punishment of the Nations
- Jeremiah 9:26 Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair of their temples. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”
- Jeremiah 25:15–27 This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. …
- Ezekiel 32:29 Edom is there, and all her kings and princes, who despite their might are laid among those slain by the sword. They lie down with the uncircumcised, with those who descend to the Pit.
Predictions Respecting: Utter Desolation of Their Country
- Isaiah 34:9–17 Edom’s streams will be turned to tar, and her soil to sulfur; her land will become a blazing pitch. …
- Ezekiel 35:7–15 I will make Mount Seir a desolate waste and will cut off from it those who come and go. …
Rebelled Against Ahaz
- 2 Chronicles 28:17 The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives.
Re-Conquered by Amaziah
- 2 Kings 14:7 Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
- 2 Kings 14:10 You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall— you and Judah with you?”
- 2 Chronicles 25:11–12 Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir, …
Refused Israel a Passage
- Numbers 20:21 So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.
- Judges 11:17 Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.
Remarkable Persons of Doeg
- 1 Samuel 22:18 So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
Remarkable Persons of Eliphaz
- Job 2:11 Now when Job’s three friends— Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite— heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize …
Remarkable Persons of Hadad
- 1 Kings 11:14 Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.
- 1 Kings 11:19 There Hadad found such great favor in the sight of Pharaoh that he gave to him in marriage the sister of Queen Tahpenes, his own wife.
Returned After David's Death
- 1 Kings 11:21–22 When Hadad heard in Egypt that David had rested with his fathers and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, he said to Pharaoh, “Let me go, that I may return to my own country.” …
Revolted from Joram, King of Judah
- 2 Kings 8:20–22 In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king. …
- 2 Chronicles 21:8–10 In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king. …
Saul Made War Against
- 1 Samuel 14:47 After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side — the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
Slaughter of, by Joab and Abishai
- 1 Kings 11:16 Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.
- 1 Chronicles 18:12 Moreover, Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
The Jews Ensnared by the Idols of, and Punished
- 2 Chronicles 25:14–15 When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them. …
- 2 Chronicles 25:20 But Amaziah would not listen, for this had come from God in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom.
Took Refuge in Egypt
- 1 Kings 11:17–19 But Hadad, still just a young boy, had fled to Egypt, along with some Edomites who were servants of his father. …
Under a Deputy or Viceroy While Subject to Judah
- 1 Kings 22:47 And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.
Related topics
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.