Chedorlaomer
Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, led a coalition of kings against Sodom and Gomorrah and was later defeated by Abraham.
The name Chedorlaomer means “roundness of a sheaf”
MaleKingMesopotamiaPatriarchs eraOld Testament1 book7 verses
Summary
A king in Mesopotamia living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Genesis 14:1; only referred to as Chedorlaomer (כְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶר).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- כְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶרChedorlaomer
Mentions
Includes 2 verses that refer to Chedorlaomer without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.
- In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
- For twelve years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
- In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
- Genesis 14:7Referred to, not namedThen they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
- Genesis 14:8Referred to, not namedThen the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddim
- …against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.
- After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).