Bozrah
City in the Bible
Location: 30.73° N, 35.61° E (approximate; the location is disputed or uncertain)
Several places in the Bible may have this name. The verses below may mix them up.
Mentioned in 7 verses. Here are the first ones. The list is based on an open dataset and is not complete: not every place a person or place is mentioned is included.
Where Bozrah is mentioned
1 Chronicles 1:44
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
Read in contextAmos 1:12
So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”
Read in contextGenesis 36:33
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
Read in contextIsaiah 34:6
The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat— with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
Read in contextIsaiah 63:1
Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
Read in contextJeremiah 49:13
For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”
Read in contextJeremiah 49:22
Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down, spreading its wings over Bozrah. In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men will be like the heart of a woman in labor.
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