Edom

[ ee-duhm ]

/ ˈi dəm /

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noun

Esau, the brother of Jacob.

Greek Idumaea, Idumea. an ancient region between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba, bordering ancient Palestine.

the kingdom of the Edomites located in this region.

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Words nearby Edom

Edmunds, Edmundston, Edna, Ednas, Edo, Edom, Edomite, EDP, edrophonium, eds., Edsel

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How to use Edom in a sentence

And Edom shall be desolate: every one that shall pass by it, shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all its plagues.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
How many families, besides the house of Obed-edom, have been blessed "because of the ark of God!"
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I|Francis Augustus Cox
Edom and Babylon, however, are doomed as nations and no revival whatever is promised to them.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein
And Edom's deeds were more pronouncedly against the people of God, more wicked and defiant, than the others.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein

The genealogy of the kings of Edom in Genesis (36, 31) is intended as a warning to Israel in the appointment of kings.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik

British Dictionary definitions for Edom

Edom

/ (ˈiːdəm) /

noun

a nomadic people descended from Esau

the son of Esau, who was the supposed ancestor of this nation

the ancient kingdom of this people, situated between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba

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