Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Semitic people inhabiting ancient Edom.
- noun The Semitic language of the Edomites.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A descendant of Esau or Edom; one of the race which dwelt in southern Palestine (called
Edom , or Idumæa), and which was bitterly hostile to the Isrælites, a kindred nation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One of the descendants of Esau or Edom, the brother of Jacob; an Idumean.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun biblical A person descended from
Esau (Edom ) - proper noun A
Canaanite Semitic language spoken by theEdomites in southwesternJordan in the first millennium BCE, extinct from the 6th century BCE.
Etymologies
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The very name Edomite, given to the descendants of Esau (Edom), has served to perpetuate the remembrance of the circumstances attending Esau's birth and the sale of his first birthright.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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He is also the ancestor of the '' Edomite '' people, who would strive with the house of [[Israel]] for generations to come.
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He is also the ancestor of the '' Edomite '' people, who would strive with the house of [[Israel]] for generations to come.
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In mentioning the Edomite Kings, the Bible uses the expression "... before there reigned any king over the children of Israel."
Rabbi Samuel April: After The Arab Spring -- What Fall? Rabbi Samuel April 2011
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In mentioning the Edomite Kings, the Bible uses the expression "... before there reigned any king over the children of Israel."
Rabbi Samuel April: After The Arab Spring -- What Fall? Rabbi Samuel April 2011
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In mentioning the Edomite Kings, the Bible uses the expression "... before there reigned any king over the children of Israel."
Rabbi Samuel April: After The Arab Spring -- What Fall? Rabbi Samuel April 2011
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In mentioning the Edomite Kings, the Bible uses the expression "... before there reigned any king over the children of Israel."
Rabbi Samuel April: After The Arab Spring -- What Fall? Rabbi Samuel April 2011
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In the 11th century, Isaac ibn Yashush pointed out that a list of Edomite kings in Genesis 36 named kings who were born long after Moses died.
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In mentioning the Edomite Kings, the Bible uses the expression "... before there reigned any king over the children of Israel."
Rabbi Samuel April: After The Arab Spring -- What Fall? Rabbi Samuel April 2011
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In mentioning the Edomite Kings, the Bible uses the expression "... before there reigned any king over the children of Israel."
Rabbi Samuel April: After The Arab Spring -- What Fall? Rabbi Samuel April 2011
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