Bible Verses About The Edomites

These are the names of the chieftains descended from 'Esav, according to their clans, places and names: the chieftains of Timna, 'Alvah, Y'tet,

Oholivamah, Elah, Pinon,

Kenaz, Teman, Mivtzar,

Magdi'el and 'Iram. These were the chieftains of Edom according to their settlements in the land they owned. This is 'Esav the father of Edom.

Hadad had fled, he and a number of Edomi servants of his father's with him, and gone into Egypt; at the time Hadad had been but a small boy.

On their way, they passed through Midyan and arrived in Pa'ran, took with them men from Pa'ran, and went on into Egypt, to Pharaoh king of Egypt. He gave Hadad a house, saw to it that he had food and gave him land.

Hadad became a great favorite of Pharaoh, so that he gave him his own wife's sister in marriage, that is, the sister of Tachp'neis the queen.

When Hadad in Egypt heard that David slept with his ancestors and Yo'av the commander of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, "Let me leave, so that I can return to my own country."

Pharaoh asked him, "But what have you lacked with me that makes you want just now to go to your own country?" "Nothing in particular," he replied, "but let me leave, anyway."

During his time Edom revolted against Y'hudah and set up its own king.

In response, Yoram crossed to Tza'ir with all his chariots. At night he and his chariot commanders set out and attacked Edom who had surrounded him; then the people fled to their tents.

Nevertheless, since that day Edom has remained free of Y'hudah's domination. Livnah revolted at the same time.

During his time Edom revolted against Y'hudah and set up its own king.

Then Y'horam crossed with his commanders and all his chariots. Under cover of night, he and his chariot commanders attacked and defeated Edom, who had surrounded him.

Nevertheless, since that day Edom has remained free of Y'hudah's domination. Livnah revolted against him at the same time, because he had abandoned ADONAI the God of his ancestors.

They say, "Come, let's wipe them out as a nation; let the name of Isra'el be remembered no more!"

With one mind they plot their schemes; the covenant they have made is against you

the tents of Edom and the Yishma'elim, Mo'av and the Hagrim,

"For my sword has drunk its fill in heaven; now it descends on Edom to judge them, the people I have doomed to destruction."

There is a sword that belongs to ADONAI. It is filled with blood, gorged with fat, filled with the blood of lambs and goats, gorged with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For ADONAI has a sacrifice in Botzrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

The wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong, mature ones. Their land will be drunk with blood and their dust made greasy with fat.

For ADONAI has a day of vengeance, a year of requital for fighting with Tziyon.

Its streams will be changed to tar, its dust to sulfur, its land burning tar

that will not be quenched night or day; its smoke will rise forever. In all generations it will lie waste; no one will pass through it ever again.

Horned owl and hawk will possess it, screech owl and raven will live there; he will stretch over it the measuring line of confusion and the plumbline of the empty void.