Chedorlaomer

Battle of Abraham against Chedorlaomer by Cornelis Massijs, 1545

Chedorlaomer, also spelled Kedorlaomer (/ˌkɛdərˈləmər/; Hebrew: כְּדָרְלָעֹמֶר, Modern: Kədorla'ōmer, Tiberian: Kŏḏorlā'ōmer; Greek: Χοδολλογομόρ Khodollogomor), is a king of Elam mentioned in Genesis 14.[1] Genesis portrays him as allied with three other kings,[2] campaigning against five Canaanite city-states in response to an uprising in the days of Abraham.

  1. ^ Genesis 14:1
  2. ^ Knanishu, Joseph (1899), About Persia and its People, Lutheran Augustana book concern, printers, p. 228, retrieved 2012-12-21