Edom in Wikipedia
(Hebrew: אֱדוֹם, Modern Edom Tiberian ʼĔḏôm ; "red") is a name
given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible, as well as to the nation
descending from him. The nation's name in Assyrian was Udumi;
in Syriac, ܐܕܘܡ; in Greek, Ἰδουμαία (Idoumaía); in Latin,
Idumæa or Idumea.
The Edomite people were a Semitic-speaking tribal group
inhabiting the Negev Desert and the Arabah valley of what is
now southern Dead Sea and adjacent Jordan. The region has much
reddish sandstone, which may have given rise to the name
"Edom". The nation of Edom is known to have existed back to
the 8th or 9th century BC, and the Bible dates it back several
centuries further. Recent archaeological evidence may indicate
an Edomite nation as long ago as the 11th century BC, but the
topic is controversial and others argue that the 8th or 9th
century dates are correct.[1] The nation ceased to exist as a
settled state with the Jewish-Roman Wars...
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