Atlas Biblica

    person

    Chedorlaomer

    כְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶר

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

    verses
    5
    first named
    Genesis 14:1
    last named
    Genesis 14:17
    period
    the Patriarchs
    tribe
    Mesopotamia

    Description

    Who was Chedorlaomer?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Chedorlaomer was the king of Elam, a powerful nation located east of Mesopotamia, during the time of Abraham (Gen.14.1, 4, 5, 9, 17). He formed a coalition with three other kings: Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, and Tidal king of Goiim. For twelve years, the cities of Sodom, Gomorrah, and others in the region served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year, they rebelled. In response, Chedorlaomer and his allies waged war against the rebellious cities, defeating them and taking captives, including Abraham's nephew Lot. When Abraham learned of Lot's capture, he gathered his 318 trained men and pursued Chedorlaomer's army. With God's help, Abraham defeated Chedorlaomer and his allies, rescuing Lot and recovering the stolen goods. This event showcases Abraham's military prowess and his loyalty to his family, as well as God's faithfulness in granting victory to Abraham and his small force against a powerful coalition of kings.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Chedorlaomer10 of 13 entities the graph connects to Chedorlaomer, in 2 groups: company 2, events 8. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveTook part in · 5 versesAbraham’s routing of Chedorlaomer Army, Chedorlaomer, and Allied KingsTook part in · 2 versesCompanyAbraham1 event · 275 versesAmorites1 event · 86 versesKadesh1 event · 26 versesRephaim1 event · 9 versesEngedi1 event · 7 versesSiddim Valley1 event · 3 versesAshteroth-karnaim1 event · 2 versesBera1 event · 1 verseEventsChedorlaomer

    The 10 best-attested of 13 are drawn. All 13 are listed below.

    Took part in

    Stands in the same events as

    Places

    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Chedorlaomer happensAll 5 places the claims about Chedorlaomer reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Elam, Ashteroth-karnaim, Engedi, Kadesh, Siddim_Valley. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Chedorlaomer there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.ElamAshteroth-karnaimEngediKadeshSiddim_Valley
    the PatriarchsAll 5 places the claims about Chedorlaomer reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 5, across 1 book.

    1. Genesis5 verses

      14:114:414:514:914:17

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Abraham’s routing of Chedorlaomer Army, Chedorlaomer, and Allied KingsAbrahamPatriarch, chosen by God to father His peoplevia Abraham’s routing of Chedorlaomer Army, Chedorlaomer, and Allied KingsRoutingRouting is a concept gathering 7 labelled instances in the text.via Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveAmoritesCanaanite people group, enemies of Israelvia Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveAshteroth-karnaimAncient city defeated by Chedorlaomervia Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveBeraKing of Sodom during Abraham's timevia Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveBirshaKing of Gomorrah during Abraham's timevia Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveEngediOasis in Judah; refuge for David; Chedorlaomer's victoryvia Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveRephaimA race of giants who inhabited Canaanvia Chedorlaomer, Allied Kings, and Amorites’ war of Engedi, Bera, Birsha, Shinab, Shemeber, Rephaim, Amalekite Territory, Amorites, and Latter FiveShemeberKing of Zeboiim

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

    Sources

    What this rests on