Edom

[ ee-duh m ]

/ ˈi dəm /

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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Examples from the Web for edom

Moses asked permission of the King of Edom to pass peaceably through his land and was refused.
The Bible Period by Period|Josiah Blake Tidwell
It is not our wish to defend the temper of Israel towards Edom.
The Book of Isaiah, Volume I (of 2)|George Adam Smith
Meeting at Edom, a village about six miles northward from Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary|John Kline
The small territory of Edom had freed itself from vassalage about half a century before.
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6)|Heinrich Graetz

A list of the kings of Edom is given in the thirty-sixth chapter of Genesis, extracted from the state annals of the country.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations|Archibald Sayce

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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