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Edom
Edom , Idumaea, or Idumea , mountainous country, called also Mt. Seir. According to the Book of Genesis, it was given to Esau , also called Edom, and his descendants. It extended along the eastern border of the Arabah valley, from the Dead Sea to Elat. Edomite history was marked by continuous hostility and warfare with Jews, Assyrians, and Syrians. At the end of the 2d cent. BC, they were subdued by Hasmonaean priest-king John Hyrcanus I, forcibly circumcised, and merged with the Jews. Herod the Great was Idumaean. The Romans grouped Idumaea with Judaea and Samaria in one procuratorship. After the destruction of Jerusalem, Idumaea was included in Arabia Petraea. |
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"Edom." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Edom." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Edom.html "Edom." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Edom.html |
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Edom ♂ Biblical name (meaning ‘red’ in Hebrew), which was the byname of Esau. It was given to him because he was born covered with red hair (Genesis 25:25) or because he sold his birthright for a bowl of red lentil soup. This was frequently used as a given name in medieval Scotland, where it was taken to represent a variant of Adam. It is occasionally bestowed in modern times by parents with Scottish connections.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Edom." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Edom." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Edom.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Edom." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Edom.html |
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Edom
•jeroboam, Noam, Siloam
•brougham
•residuum, triduum
•continuum • Brabham • album
•sachem • Beecham • Mitchum
•Adam, macadam, madam, Madame
•avizandum, fandom, memorandum, nil desperandum, random, tandem
•tarmacadam
•shahdom, stardom, tsardom
•beldam, seldom
•addendum, corrigendum, referendum
•heirdom • sheikhdom • Gaeldom
•thanedom • saintdom
•Edom, freedom, Needham
•chiefdom, fiefdom
•queendom • heathendom
•crippledom • officialdom • Wyndham
•Christendom • kingdom • princedom
•wisdom • fogeydom • yuppiedom
•rodham, Sodom
•condom
•boredom, whoredom
•thraldom • Oldham • popedom
•dukedom
•Carborundum, corundum
•poppadom • pauperdom • martyrdom
•reductio ad absurdum • serfdom
•earldom
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"Edom." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Edom." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Edom.html "Edom." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Edom.html |
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