EDOM

(Signifies red)

1. A name of Esau, possibly on account of his being covered with red hair

Ge 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

Ge 32:3; 36:16,17,21; Jer 40:11

Noted for its wise men

Ob 1:8

Sins of

Ob 1:10-14

Prophecies concerning

Jer 25:21-23; 27:1-11; Da 11:41

See EDOMITES

FIGURATIVE of the foes of Zion

Isa 63:1

Wilderness of

2Ki 3:8