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Monday 20 July 2015

Chedorlaomer



In the 14th year, Chedorlaomer and three allies, Amraphel of Shinar, Arioch from Ellasar, and Tidal of Goiim, came W to put down the rebellion. The linguistic origins of the name Chedorlaomer may be traced to Persian or Assyrian names. After 12 years of servitude, five kings near the southern end of the Dead Sea rebelled against their eastern overlord. It was then an easy matter to put to flight the five kings that formed the core of the insurrection. 1100 Ellasar it-1 p. 163 Hobah it-1 pp. It was then an easy matter to put to flight the five kings that formed the core of the insurrection. It is, however, a matter of some consequence in estimating the character of the narrative in Gen. A king of ancient Elam who, prior to Abraham’s entry into the Promised Land in 1943 B.C.E., had extended his power westward to the borders of Egypt. 600), but the name is now proved to be "Inuḥshammar." Pinches has found the name "Kudur-ku-kumal" in a tablet dating probably from the period of the Arsacidæ. 720 Arioch it-1 p. Lagamar, bearing a resemblance to laomer, was an Elamite deity.

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Chedorlaomerit-1 p. After 12 years of servitude, five kings near the southern end of the Dead Sea rebelled against their eastern overlord. For the present the records give only the rather negative result that from Babylonian and Elamite documents nothing definite has been learned of Chedorlaomer. Abram and one of his divisions defeated Chedorlaomer. Abraham, learning of this, quickly set out in hot pursuit with 318 of his armed servants. In spite of the difficulty of the reading and the late date of the text, it is possible that the person intended is really the same as the Chedorlaomer of Genesis, though most scholars are opposed to this view. Beginning in the N and sweeping S, they defeated cities along the trade routes E of the Jordan, and S of the Dead Sea in territory later occupied by the Amalekites. However, the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia stated that, apart from the fact that Chedorlaomer can be identified as a proper Elamite compound, "all else is matter of controversy" and "the records give only the rather negative result that from Babylonian and Elamite documents nothing definite has been learned of Chedorlaomer."

After warring against the cities of the Plain at the Battle of Siddim, King Chedorlaomer went to Sodom and Gomorrah to collect booty. The name Chedorlaomer itself has not been found in listings of ancient rulers of Elam, but it is recognized as Elamite. Abraham, learning of this, quickly set out in hot pursuit with 318 of his armed servants. Beginning in the N and sweeping S, they defeated cities along the trade routes E of the Jordan, and S of the Dead Sea in territory later occupied by the Amalekites. The association to Assyrian names are Kudurlagamar and Kudur-Mabuk, a ruler in Larsa from 1770 BCE to 1754 BCE. At Dan they surprised the enemy’s far superior forces and, successfully pursuing them as far as Hobah, N of Damascus, recovered Lot and his possessions.—Ge 14:1-17. A king of ancient Elam who, prior to Abraham’s entry into the Promised Land in 1943 B.C.E., had extended his power westward to the borders of Egypt. Young's Literal Translation uses the term smiting.

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Apart from these certain facts, all else is matter of controversy. Kudur, a possible variation of Chedor, appears in many compound names. Scheil believed that he had found the name on a tablet of Hammurabi in the form "Ku-du-la-uḥ-ga-mar" ("Revue Biblique," 1896, p. In the 14th year, Chedorlaomer and three allies, Amraphel of Shinar, Arioch from Ellasar, and Tidal of Goiim, came W to put down the rebellion. Kudur, a possible variation of Chedor, appears in many compound names. Among Chedorlaomer’s captives was Abraham’s nephew Lot, who had been living nearby. At Sodom, amongst the spoils of war, he took Lot and his entire household captive. The name Chedorlaomer itself has not been found in listings of ancient rulers of Elam, but it is recognized as Elamite. Among Chedorlaomer’s captives was Abraham’s nephew Lot, who had been living nearby. According to the King James Version, verse 17 is translated that Chedorlaomer was actually slaughtered. to have learned that the name of Chedorlaomer is not a fiction.

CHEDORLAOMER (Ched·or·la·oʹmer). Lagamar, bearing a resemblance to laomer, was an Elamite deity. There is a linguistic agreement in the Persian pronunciation for Kĕdorla`omer, pronounced ked·or·lä·o'·mer. At Dan they surprised the enemy’s far superior forces and, successfully pursuing them as far as Hobah, N of Damascus, recovered Lot and his possessions.—Ge 14:1-17. When Lot's uncle, Abram received news of what happened, he assembled a battle unit of three hundred and eighteen men who pursued the Elamite forces north of Damascus to Hobah. 429Insight, Volume 1 ​​ Similar Material Tidal it-2 p. The tablet in question is couched in a florid, poetical style, and little material of historical value can be gleaned from it.

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