Bible Verses About Edom
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Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
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Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.
And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.
Thus saith the Lord God; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;
There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by them that were slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit.
And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God.
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes.
Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.
And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the Lord God of his fathers.
Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever.
And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.
The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,
And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:
And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.
Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.
Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.
As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:
And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:
And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the Lord that doeth this.
Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,
Shall I not in that day, saith the Lord, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?
(For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
Therefore hear the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.
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