Edom — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֱדֹם

אֱדֹם

ʼĔdôm · pronounced ed-ome' · Strong's H123 · a man · also spelled Edomites, Idumea

Edom means red (see Genesis 25:25).

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Strong's definition

or (fully) אֱדוֹם ; from H122; red (see Genesis 25:25); Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him.

First appearance

Gen 25:30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom. (KJV)

Every verse that names Edom

93 occurrences in 93 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Malachi

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