List of rulers of Edom
The following is a list of the known rulers of the Kingdom of Edom in the Levant.
Descendants of [Esau]
Esau עֵשָׂו Married three wives- Reuel רְעוּאֵֽל By Basemath בָּשְׂמַ֥ת Also called Mahalath Married just after Jacob's flight to Haran
- * Nahath נַ֥חַת
- * Zerah זֶ֖רַח
- * Shammah שַׁמָּ֣ה
- * Mizzah מִזָּ֑ה
- Jeush יְע֥וּשׁ By Oholibamah אָהֳלִֽיבָמָה֙. Married just before Jacob's flight to Haran
- Jalam יַעְלָ֖ם
- Korah קֹ֑רַח
- Eliphaz אֱלִיפָ֑ז By Adah עָדָ֗ה daughter of Elon אֵילֹון֙ the Hittite. Married before Jacob's flight to Haran
- * Teman תֵּימָ֣ן
- * Omar אֹומָ֔ר
- * Zepho צְפֹ֥ו
- * Gatam גַעְתָּ֖ם
- * Kenaz קְנַֽז
- * Amalek עֲמָלֵ֑ק
Kings and governors
Non-hereditary kings
| king | son of | from | city |
| Bela | Beor | Dinhabah | |
| Jobab | Zerah | Bozrah | |
| Husham | Land of Teman | ||
| Hadad | Bedad | Avith | |
| Samlah | Masreqah | ||
| Shaul | Rehoboth on the river | ||
| Baal-hanan | Achbor | ||
| Hadad | Pau |
Dukes/chiefs
- Timnah
- Aliah
- Jetheth
- Oholibamah
- Elah
- Pinon
- Kenaz
- Teman II
- Mibzar
- Magdiel
- Iram
- To Israel c. 990-922
- * ?
- To Judah 922 - early 9th century
- * ?
- To Assyria 724-612
- * Kaus-malaka fl c. 734
- * Aya-ramu fl. c. 701
- * Kaus-gabri fl. c. 680
- To Babylon 612-539
- * ?
- Independence 539-c. 275
- * ?
- To the Seleucid Empire c. 200-160
- * ? c. 270 - c. 200
- * Gorigas 160s
- * ? 160-109
- Governors of Idumea under the Hasmonean dynasty 109 BC.
- * Antipas c. 100-78
- * Antipater 78-43
Governors of Idumea under Herod">Herod the Great">Herod
Note that the Herodian dynasty itself was of Idumaean extraction.- Joseph ben Antipater. c. 43-35
- Costobarus.......30s
- To Judea directly.................................30s-4
- To Rome..........................................4 BC- AD 60
Governors of Idumea under the Revolutionary government of Judaea
- Niger the Perean
- Joshua ben Saphas ha-Kohen
- Eleazar ben Hananiah
- To Rome