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Edom

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esaunoun(biblical) The son of Isaac and Rebekah and the older twin brother of Jacob.
obednounA male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
idumaeanoun(historical) An ancient region in the south of Judea in modern Israel and the West Bank, inhabited by the Edomites during the Hellenistic period and Roman occupation.
syriannounA person from Syria or of Syrian descent.
syrianounA country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.
edomitenoun(biblical) A person descended from Esau (Edom).
adahnounA female given name from Hebrew.
bozrahnounAn ancient biblical city in southern modern-day Jordan, the capital of Edom.
amaleknounThe nation said to be descended from him, living mostly in the Negev and some later migrating to Israel.
isaacnoun(biblical) The son of Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob, from whom the Hebrew people trace their descent.
amalecnounThe nation that purportedly traced their ancestry to this grandson.
jacobnounA male given name from Hebrew.
rebekahnounA female given name from Hebrew, a less-common variant of Rebecca.
judithnounA female given name from Hebrew.
israelnounA country in Western Asia in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean. Official name: State of Israel.
selanoun(biblical, historical) The capital of Edom, near Mount Hor; also known as Joktheel and Petra.
edennoun(biblical) A garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve; sometimes identified as part of Mesopotamia.
ebernoun(biblical) the son of Salah and the father of Joktan and Peleg.
selahnounA female given name from Hebrew derived from the Biblical interjection (possibly mistaken for a name).
ephraimnounThe younger son of Joseph in the Bible, eponymous ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.

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