Bozrah

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Bozrah was an important ancient city that served as the principal stronghold and royal center of the kingdom of Edom, located south of the Dead Sea.

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Label Occurrences
Bozrah canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
former populated place
associatedWithPeople Edomites NERFINISHED
countryToday Jordan NERFINISHED
culture Edomite culture
describedAs city of Edom
sheepfold or enclosure in prophetic imagery
hasBiblicalAssociation judgment against Edom
restoration themes in prophetic literature
languageOfName Hebrew
laterInfluence referenced in Christian biblical exegesis
referenced in Jewish tradition
locatedIn Edom NERFINISHED
Transjordan region NERFINISHED
southern Levant NERFINISHED
locatedSouthOf Dead Sea NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Bible
surface form: Old Testament
mentionedInBook Book of Amos NERFINISHED
Book of Isaiah NERFINISHED
Book of Jeremiah NERFINISHED
Book of Micah NERFINISHED
nameMeaning enclosure
fortress
nearbyFeature Arabah valley NERFINISHED
partOf Edomite kingdom urban network
politicalRole capital or chief city of Edom
region south of the Dead Sea
religiousSignificance site of prophetic oracles of judgment in the Hebrew Bible
roleInEdom administrative center
military center
royal residence
servedAs principal stronghold of Edom
royal center of Edom
timePeriod Iron Age
first millennium BCE

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edom capital Bozrah
Edom majorCity Bozrah
Mount Seir relatedPlace Bozrah