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| | Encyclopedia: Edom |
 | | Edom (×ֱדוֹ×, Standard Hebrew Edom, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĔá¸Ã´m, Assyrian Udumi, Syriac ÜÜ•ÜÜ¡), a Hebrew word meaning "red", is a name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible, as well as to the nation that purportedly traced their ancestry to him. | | | The Land of Edom is located between the northern section of the Gulf of Aqaba and the southern shore of The Dead Sea. | | | Measuring approximately 100 miles (160 kilometers) long and 50 miles (80 kilometers) wide, it is named after Esau, the son of Isaac and Rebekah, who was the very slightly older fraternal-twin brother of Jacob / Israel (Genesis 25:23-26) (see Stairway To Heaven). |
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| | EDOM - Encyclopedia Britannica - EDOM - JCSM's Study Center |
| | The land of Edom is unfruitful and forbidding, with the notable exception of fertile districts immediately south of the Dead Sea and along its eastern border. | | | EDOM, the district situated to the south of Palestine, between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of 'Akaba (Aelanitic Gulf), the inhabitants of which were regarded by the Israelites as a " brother " people (see Esau). | | | The names Esau and Edom are possibly old divine names; see EsAu and Ency. |
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| | Edom - definition of Edom in Encyclopedia |
| | Later in Jewish history, it was the Roman Empire that came to be identified with Esau and "Edom" because of their reliance on the symbolism of red in their banners and standards and with their ruthless "bloody" reign in Judea as experienced by the people of Judea. | | | 'Edom' is also an alternative name for Esau according to the Hebrew Bible. | | | The Book of Genesis mentions "red" a number of times when describing Esau and connecting that color to him: |
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| | According to the Book of Genesis, it was given to Esau, also called Edom, and his descendants. | | | EDOM to Sell AuthenTec Biometric Fingerprint Sensors in Taiwan and China | | | AuthenTec and EDOM Technology Announce Distributorship Agreement for Biometric Fingerprint Sensors in China and Taiwan. |
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