Chedorlaomer כְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶר

Mesopotamian king. Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, led a coalition of kings against Sodom and Gomorrah and was later defeated by Abraham.

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Also called Kedorlaomer.

Where Chedorlaomer appears

Genesis (5)

Key verses

• Genesis 14:1 first mention — And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
• Genesis 14:4 — Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
• Genesis 14:5 — And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
• Genesis 14:9 — With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
• Genesis 14:17 — And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.