Edom (Easton)

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The name of Esau (q.v.), Genesis 25:30 , 'Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage [Heb. haadom, haadom, i.e., 'the red pottage, the red pottage'] ...Therefore was his name called Edom', i.e., Red. Idumea (Isaiah 34:5,6; Ezekiel 35:15 ). 'The field of Edom' (Genesis 32:3 ), 'the land of"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter E Bible Dictionaries Edom Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Eder Next Entry Edrei Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Obed-Edom Edom Scofield Reference Index Edom Thompson Chain Reference Obed-Edom Edom Dictionaries American Tract Society Obed-Edom Edom Bridgeway Bible Dictionary Edom Chabad Knowledge Base Edom Easton's Bible Dictionary Obed-Edom Edom Fausset Bible Dictionary Obed Edom Edom Holman Bible Dictionary Obed-Edom Edom Hitchcock Bible Names Obed-Edom Edom Hastings' BibleDictionary Obed-Edom Edom, Edomites Morrish Bible Dictionary Edom Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Obed-Edom People's Bible Dictionary Obed-Edom Edom Smith Bible Dictionary Edom Watson's Theological Dictionary Edom Obed-Edom Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Edom International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Edom; Edomites Obed-Edom Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Edom Obed-Edom McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Edom Obed-Edom The Nuttall Encyclopedia Edom The Jewish Encyclopedia Obed-Edom Lexicons אִדּוֹ אֱדוֹם , אֱדֹם עֹבֵד־אֱדוֹם The name of Esau (q.v.), Genesis 25:30 , "Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage [Heb. haadom, haadom, i.e., 'the red pottage, the red pottage'] ...Therefore was his name called Edom", i.e., Red. Idumea ( Isaiah 34:5,6 ; Ezekiel 35:15 ). "The field of Edom" ( Genesis 32:3 ), "the land of Edom" ( Genesis 36:16 ), was mountainous ( Obadiah 1:8,9,19,21 ). It was called the land, or "the mountain of Seir," the rough hills on the east side of the Arabah. It extended from the head of the Gulf of Akabah, the Elanitic gulf, to the foot of the Dead Sea ( 1 Kings 9:26 ), and contained, among other cities, the rock-hewn Sela (q.v.), generally known by the Greek name Petra ( 2 Kings 14:7 ). It is a wild and rugged region, traversed by fruitful valleys. Its old capital was Bozrah ( Isaiah 63:1 ). The early inhabitants of the land were Horites. They were destroyed by the Edomites ( Deuteronomy 2:12 ), between whom and the kings of Israel and Judah there was frequent war ( 2 Kings 8:20 ; 2 Chronicles 28:17 ). At the time of the Exodus they churlishly refused permission to the Israelites to pass through their land ( Numbers 20:14-21 ), and ever afterwards maintained an attitude of hostility toward them. They were conquered by David ( 2 Samuel 8:14 ; Compare 1 Kings 9:26 ), and afterwards by Amaziah ( 2 Chronicles 25:11,12 ). But they regained again their independence, and in later years, during the decline of the Jewish kingdom ( 2 Kings 16:6 ; RSV marg., "Edomites"), made war against Israel. They took part with the Chaldeans when Nebuchadnezzar captured Jerusalem, and afterwards they invaded and held possession of the south of Palestine as far as Hebron. At length, however, Edom fell under the growing Chaldean power ( Jeremiah 27:3,6 ). There are many prophecies concerning Edom ( Isaiah 34:5,6 ; Jeremiah 49:7-18 ; Ezekiel 25:13 ; 35:1-15 ; Joel 3:19 ; Amos 1:11 ; Obad.; Malachi 1:3,4 ) which have been remarkably fulfilled. The present desolate condition of that land is a standing testimony to the inspiration of these prophecies. After an existence as a people for above seventeen hundred years, they have utterly disappeared, and their language even is forgotten for ever. In Petra, "where kings kept their court, and where nobles assembled, there no man dwells; it is given by lot to birds, and beasts, and reptiles." The Edomites were Semites, closely related in blood and in language to the Israelites. They dispossessed the Horites of Mount Seir; though it is clear, from Genesis 36 , that they afterwards intermarried with the conquered population. Edomite tribes settled also in the south of Judah, like the Kenizzites ( Genesis 36:11 ), to whom Caleb and Othniel belonged ( Joshua 15:17 ). The southern part of Edom was known as Teman.

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