Edom

Edom, indecl. m.

I Esau , elder son of the patriarch Isaac : Esau, ipse est Edom, Vulg. Gen. 36, 1 al.; Isid. Orig. 7, 6, 33.—

II A nation descended from Esau , Vulg. Num. 20, 14; id. 4 Reg. 3, 26 et saep. —

III Transf., the country of the Edomites , Vulg. Num. 21, 4 et saep.

Edom
red, earthy; of blood ...

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Edom
1) The name of Esau (q.v.), Gen. 25:30, "Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage [Heb. haad...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Obed-edom
servant of Edom ...

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Obed-Edom
Servant of Edom. 1) "The Gittite" (probably so called because he was a native of Gath-rimmon), a Le...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Edom, Idumaea Or Idumea
(red). The name Edom was given to Esau, the first-born son of Isaac and twin brother of Jacob, when ...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary