Edom

• (Signifies red)
• 1. A name of Esau, possibly on account of his being covered with red hairGen 25:25Gen 25:30Gen 36:1Gen 36:8Gen 36:19
• 2. A name of the land occupied by the descendants of Esau
• It extended from the Elanitic Gulf to the Red Sea, and was also called IDUMEAGen 32:3Gen 36:16Gen 36:17Gen 36:21Jer 40:11
• Noted for its wise menOba 1:8
• Sins ofOba 1:10–14
• Prophecies concerningJer 25:21–23Jer 27:1–11Dan 11:41
• FIGURATIVE of the foes of ZionIsa 63:1
• Wilderness of2Ki 3:8

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