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EDOM, 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 Gulf of Aqabah to the Red Sea, and was called also Idumea, Gen. 32:3; 36:16,17,21; Jer. 40:11. Noted for its wise men, Obad. 8. Sins of, Obad. 10-14. Prophecies concerning, Jer. 25:21-23; 27:1-11; Dan. 11:41. See Edomites.
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