Definition of Bozrah in the Bible There are two cities named Bozrah in Scripture The first is the capital of Edom, the territory settled by Jacob's twin brother Esau (Genesis 25:30, 36:8) The second is found within Moabite land which lies east of the Dead Sea (Jeremiah 48:24) Some Biblical commentaries believe Jeremiah's Bozrah is either referencing the city found in Edom or possibly Bezer Bozrah was also one of the cities
Cities East of the Dead Sea Map - Bible Study Bozrah Bozrah was located within Moabite territory It sat on the major north-south transportation route, east of the Jordan River, known as the King's Highway Dibon Dibon was a major Moabite settlement that was controlled, at the time of Moses, by the Amorites (Numbers 21:30)
Definition of Idumea in the Bible The Edomites who would come to populate Idumea first lived in an area southeast, south and southwest of the Dead Sea with their capital being Bozrah Sometime after Jerusalem's destruction in 586 B C , however, the land they occupied was destroyed in fulfillment of prophecy (Malachi 1:1 - 4)
The Kings Highway Map - Bible Study The King's Highway was an ancient trade and military route that began, in the north, at Damascus It then traversed important cities such as Ashtaroth, Ramoth-gilead, Rabbah (modern Amman), Heshbon, Medeba, Dibon, Kir-hareseth and Bozrah before stretching further south to the Gulf of Aqaba port of Ezion-geber
Book of Obadiah Questions and Answers! - Bible Study The major towns within Edom's territory included Selah, Bozrah and Teman (2Kings 14:7, Isaiah 63:1, Jeremiah 49:7) as well as the Gulf of Aqabah port cities of Ezion-geber and Elath (Deuteronomy 2:8)
Definition of Edom in the Bible Edom is generally located southeast, south and southwest of the Dead Sea The capital of the nation was Bozrah, one of several cities along the King's Highway that ran from Damascus to the Gulf of Aqaba