Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An ancient country of Palestine between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. According to the Bible, the original inhabitants were descendants of Esau.
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- proper noun biblical The name given to
Esau in theHebrew Bible . - proper noun The
nation that purportedly traced theirancestry toEsau .
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Examples
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The desert area of divine protection is identified as Edom, Moab, and Ammon—modern-day Jordan see Daniel 11:41.
Can America Survive? John Hagee 2010
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Edom is parallel to Cain, then CAIN is Parallel to the Rott Reich Wing.
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Now this second etymological explanation within the same chapter for the name Edom does not conflict with the first (v. Ge 25: 25).
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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Edom is O'theman of the Bible, and the 0'theman of the Bible is Turkey.
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The name Edom was given to Esau, the first-born son of
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Others think the Bozrah in Edom distinct from that of Moab.
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The double conquest of Moab and Edom is alluded to (Ps 60: 8; 108: 9).
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The thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth chapters form one prophecy, the former part of which denounces God's judgment against His people's enemies, of whom Edom is the representative; the second part, of the flourishing state of the Church consequent on those judgments.
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And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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Edom is not, he is cut off and gone; nor is there any to say,
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721
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