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Edomites, The

 

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 20:14

Governed 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 27:3,9

Carried 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 63:1

CITIES 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 9:26

Implacable 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 9:12

Remarkable persons of

• Doeg
- 1Sa 22:18
• Hadad
- 1Ki 11:14,19
• Eliphaz
- Job 2:11
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