Edomite

Doeg's identity as an Edomite marks him as an outsider within Israel's religious community, yet he is present at Nob and becomes the witness whose report will trigger a devastating royal retaliation.

Doeg's identity as an Edomite — a foreigner, a descendant of Esau — is noted here, marking him as an outsider who leverages insider information to gain favor with a desperate king.

Edomite refers here to the defeated nation whose gods Amaziah imports — the very people whose military collapse proved those gods were worthless, making Amaziah's worship of them all the more baffling.

The Edomites are the people Amaziah defeats in the Valley of Salt — ten thousand killed, their fortress city captured — a victory that inflates Amaziah's confidence to dangerous levels.

The Edomites are the rebel force that surrounded Jehoram's army at Zair — and despite his nighttime breakout attempt, they successfully threw off Judah's control and won their independence.

The Edomites are the final conquered people named in the victory summary — descendants of Esau who now become David's subjects, closing a centuries-long chapter of inter-national rivalry.

Edomites receive a notably less severe restriction than Ammonites and Moabites — their descendants are welcome in the assembly by the third generation, on the basis of their familial connection to Israel through Esau.