The Edomites Attack Judea

As the Babylonians attacked from the North, Judah’s neighbor to the South, Edom, did not come to their aid.  The Prophet Obadiah portrays Edom as treacherous, aligning with the Babylonians and encouraging the Babylonian destruction of Judah.  

Obadiah 1:14

‍You [Edom] should not wait at the crossroads to cut down their fugitives, nor hand over their survivors in the day of their trouble. From the Arad Fortress, the following warning was preserved on

Arad Ostracon 24:

“...And the word of the king (Zedekiah) is incumbent upon you for your very life! Behold, I have sent to warn you [Eliashib] today: [Get] the men to Elisha: Lest Edom should come there (Ramat Negev).”