ESV Reformation Study Bible – Obad 1:3
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Obad 1:3

3 clefts of the rock. The Hebrew word for “rock” (sela‘) was also the name of a fortress city in the rocky heights of Edom. The rugged mountain terrain of Edom deterred invasion from without and encouraged complacency within.