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In some senses, edom is marked as derogatory, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.
edom
/ˈi.dəm/
name 4
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2ADJ.
trembling, troubled
VERB + EDOM
referred
Definitions
name
1
The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible.
2
A region whose inhabitants, the Edomites, traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau.
3
Rome, the Roman Empire.
4
Christianity; Christendom, the Christian countries.
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And he sent messengers before him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, to the country of Edom.
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And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: he is Edom.
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Then were the princes of Edom troubled, trembling seized on the stout men of Moab: all the inhabitants of Canaan became stiff.
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In Medieval Hebrew the Christian world was referred to as Edom.
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