Lexicon :: Strong's H123 - 'ĕḏōm

He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stuff, because I’m exhausted.” That is why he was also named Edom.[fn]

Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the territory of Edom.

These are the family records of Esau (that is, Edom).

So Esau (that is, Edom) lived in the mountains of Seir.

chief Korah,[fn] chief Gatam, and chief Amalek.

These are the chiefs descended from Eliphaz

in the land of Edom.

These are the sons of Adah.

These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom),

and these are their chiefs.

Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.

These are the chiefs among the Horites,

the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.

These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom

before any king reigned over the Israelites:

chief Magdiel, and chief Iram.

These are Edom’s chiefs,

according to their settlements in the land they possessed.

Esau[fn] was father of the Edomites.

Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified;

trembling will seize the leaders of Moab;

all the inhabitants of Canaan will panic;

Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says, ‘You know all the hardships that have overtaken us.

But Edom answered him, “You will not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”

Yet Edom insisted, “You may not travel through.” And they came out to confront them with a large force of heavily-armed people.[fn]

The LORD said to Moses and Aaron at Mount Hor on the border of the land of Edom,

Then they set out from Mount Hor by way of the Red Sea to bypass the land of Edom, but the people became impatient because of the journey.

Edom will become a possession;

Seir will become a possession of its enemies,

but Israel will be triumphant.

They traveled from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor on the edge of the land of Edom.

“Your southern side will be from the Wilderness of Zin along the boundary of Edom. Your southern border on the east will begin at the east end of the Dead Sea.

Now the allotment for the tribe of the descendants of Judah by their clans was in the southernmost region, south to the Wilderness of Zin and over to the border of Edom.

These were the outermost cities of the tribe of the descendants of Judah toward the border of Edom in the Negev: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,

LORD, when you came from Seir,

when you marched from the fields of Edom,

the earth trembled,

the skies poured rain,

and the clouds poured water.

“Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us travel through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he refused. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.

When Saul assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies in every direction: against Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he caused havoc.[fn]

He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. The LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

King Solomon put together a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth on the shore of the Red Sea in the land of Edom.

So the LORD raised up Hadad the Edomite as an enemy against Solomon. He was of the royal family in Edom.

There was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.

He asked, “Which route should we take? ”

He replied, “The route of the Wilderness of Edom.”

Jehoshaphat affirmed, “The word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went to him.

About the time for the grain offering the next morning, water suddenly came from the direction of Edom and filled the land.

When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took seven hundred swordsmen with him to try to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not do it.

During Jehoram’s reign, Edom rebelled against Judah’s control and appointed their own king.

Amaziah killed ten thousand Edomites in Salt Valley. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is still its name today.

“You have indeed defeated Edom, and you have become overconfident.[fn] Enjoy your glory and stay at home. Why should you stir up such trouble that you fall ​— ​you and Judah with you? ”

These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom

before any king reigned over the Israelites:

Bela son of Beor.

Bela’s town was named Dinhabah.

Then Hadad died.

Edom’s chiefs: Timna, Alvah,[fn] Jetheth,

Magdiel, and Iram.

These were Edom’s chiefs.

King David also dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all the nations ​— ​from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and the Amalekites.