“And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.”
When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king. The succession formula — when X died, Y succeeded him — is the same formula used for the succession of Israelite kings. The application: the Edomite royal succession is recorded with the same formulaic precision as the biblical account of Israelite kingship.
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