KJV King James Version
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
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Genesis 36:33
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah reigned in his place.
WEB World English Bible
Bela died, and Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, reigned in his place.
ASV American Standard Version
And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Bela dieth, and reign in his stead doth Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah;
Surrounding context — Genesis 36
30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these [are] the dukes [that came] of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
31 And these [are] the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city [was] Dinhabah.
33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead.
35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city [was] Avith.
36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
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Jeremiah 49:22Behold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.Jeremiah 49:13For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.Amos 1:12But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah.Isaiah 63:1Who [is] this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this [that is] glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.Isaiah 34:6The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, [and] with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.Micah 2:12I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold: they shall make great noise by reason of [the multitude of] men.
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