EDOMITES

EDOMITES, The

  1. Descended from Esau # Ge 36:9
  2. Dwelt in Mount Seir # Ge 32:3 De 2:4,5
  3. WERE CALLED 3a) Children of Esau

    # De 2:4

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