Bozrah
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Bozrah in the Bible Dictionary
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1. A city of Edom
Gen 36:33
33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
Genesis 36:33 -
Sheep of
Mic 2:12
12 I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude of men.
Micah 2:12 -
Prophecies concerning
Isa 34:6; 63:1; Jer 49:13, 22; Amos 1:12
6 The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.
Isaiah 34:61 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
Isaiah 63:113 For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
Jeremiah 49:1322 Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
Jeremiah 49:2212 But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.
Amos 1:12 -
2. A town of Moab
Jer 48:24
24 And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
Jeremiah 48:24
From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.
