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Edom

(ē′dəm)

noun

Bible Esau, Jacob's brother: Gen. 25:30

ancient kingdom in SW Asia, south of the Dead Sea

See Edom in American Heritage Dictionary 4

An ancient country of Palestine between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. According to the Bible, the original inhabitants were descendants of Esau.

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