Edom
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) Esau, the brother of Jacob.
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Greek Idumaea, Idumea. an ancient region between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba, bordering ancient Palestine.
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the kingdom of the Edomites located in this region.
noun
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a nomadic people descended from Esau
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the son of Esau, who was the supposed ancestor of this nation
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the ancient kingdom of this people, situated between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba
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Just where he had expected, the adventurous archaeologist found the towns, blockhouses and frontier fortresses of shadowy Edom and Moab.
From Time Magazine Archive
He planned his first ambitious explorations in Moab, Edom, Ammon, and the wild desert haunts of the Kenites and Midianites.
From Time Magazine Archive
Still the King of Edom refused, forcing the Israelites to detour through the dangerous eastern desert.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Glueck's potsherds proved that at that time the Israelites could have marched through Edom and Moab with hardly any opposition.
From Time Magazine Archive
"And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom."
From Notes on the Book of Genesis by Charles Henry Mackintosh
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