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