edom

UK /ˈi.dəm/ US /ˈi.dəm/

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Definitions

name

The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible.

A region whose inhabitants, the Edomites, traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau.

Rome, the Roman Empire.

Christianity; Christendom, the Christian countries.

ADJ.

trembling, troubled

VERB + EDOM

referred

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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In some senses, edom is marked as derogatory, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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