This document is about Bozrah (Edom_region). For other homonyms, please refer to the Bozrah document.
A large city in the region of Edom.
Jobab ruled Edom from here.
1 Chr 1:44When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
Thereafter, Bozrah is mentioned in several prophetic books as a place name representing Edom.
Isa 34:5For my sword has drunk its fill in the heavens; behold, it descends for judgment on Edom, on the people I have devoted to destruction.Isa 34:6The sword of the Lord is filled with blood; it is gorged 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.
Isa 63:1Who is this who comes from Edom, in crimsoned garments from Bozrah, he who is splendid in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? “It is I, speaking in righteousness, mighty to save.”
Jer 49:13For I have sworn by myself, declares the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a horror, a taunt, a waste, and a curse, and all her cities shall be perpetual wastes.