The meaning of “אֱדֹם”
Understanding ʼĔdôm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (fully) אֱדוֹם ʼĔdôwm (ed-ome') ; from אָדֹם; red (see Genesis 25:25) Edom, Edomites, Idumea. - § Edom = "red" - Edom...
אֱדֹם
or (fully) אֱדוֹם ʼĔdôwm (ed-ome') ; from אָדֹם; red (see Genesis 25:25) Edom, Edomites, Idumea. - § Edom = "red" - Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob - hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him 1) Edom 2) Edomite, Idumean-descendants of Esau 3) land of Edom, Idumea-land south and south east of Palestine
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 36:17 | “And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.” Word: אֱדֹם (ʼĔdôm) | |
| Judges 11:17 | “Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.” Word: אֱדֹם (ʼĔdôm) | |
| 2 Kings 8:20 | “In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.” Word: אֱדֹם (ʼĔdôm) | |
| Isaiah 34:6 | “The sword of the Lord is filled with blood, it is made fat with fatness, and with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the Lord hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.” Word: אֱדֹם (ʼĔdôm) | |
| Daniel 11:41 | “He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.” Word: אֱדֹם (ʼĔdôm) |
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