Old Testament
Chedorlaomer
The Elamite king who led a coalition of four Mesopotamian monarchs against the cities of the Jordan Valley.
Chedorlaomer was a powerful king of Elam who exerted dominance over the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah for twelve years. His military campaign to suppress a rebellion in the Jordan Valley serves as the historical backdrop for Abram's rescue of Lot. This narrative highlights the geopolitical tensions of the ancient Near East and Abram's role as a protector of his kin.
In the text
- Verses
- 5
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Genesis 14:1
- Last appears
- Genesis 14:17
Where Chedorlaomer appears
5 verses · 1 chapterIn the same books
- Ephron10 versesA Hittite landowner who sold the cave of Machpelah to Abraham for the burial of Sarah.
- Mamre10 versesAn Amorite chieftain who was an ally of Abram and provided land for his encampment near Hebron.
- Laban45 versesThe brother of Rebekah and father of Leah and Rachel who became Jacob's father-in-law and employer.
- Leah32 versesThe eldest daughter of Laban and first wife of Jacob, who became the mother of six of Israel's twelve tribes.
- Rebekah30 versesThe wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau, instrumental in fulfilling God's promise to Abraham.
- Hagar12 versesAn Egyptian handmaid to Sarah who bore Ishmael to Abraham and experienced God's provision in the wilderness.
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