Edom
10 references
- (Signifies red)
- 1. A name of Esau, possibly on account of his being covered with red hair Gen. 25:25,30; 36:1,8,19
- 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 IDUMEA Gen. 32:3; 36:16,17,21; Jer. 40:11
- Noted for its wise men Obad. 1:8
- Sins of Obad. 1:10-14
- Prophecies concerning Jer. 25:21-23; 27:1-11; Dan. 11:41
- See Edomites
- FIGURATIVE of the foes of Zion Isa. 63:1
- Wilderness of 2 Kgs. 3:8
From Nave's Topical Bible (1896). Public domain.