אֱדוֹם

e.domEdom
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place100 occurrences21 books93 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people and places in the Bible:
  • Esau: Isaac's firstborn son; sold birthright to Jacob; became Edom
  • Edom: Descendants of Esau; enemy nation southeast of Israel

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
Traditional renderings: Edom, Edomites, Idumea.

Glossary entries

Edom, Edomites Esau

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

100 total
  1. Genesis 25:30אֱדֽוֹם׃ · Edom
    He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
  2. Genesis 32:3אֱדֽוֹם׃ · of Edom
    Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
  3. Genesis 36:1אֱדֽוֹם׃ · Edom)
    This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).
  4. Genesis 36:8אֱדֽוֹם׃ · Edom
    So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.
  5. Genesis 36:9אֱד֑וֹם · of the Edomites
    This is the account of Esau, the father of the Edomites, in the area of Mount Seir.
  6. Genesis 36:16אֱד֔וֹם · of Edom
    Korah, Gatam, and Amalek. They are the chiefs of Eliphaz in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Adah.
  7. Genesis 36:17אֱד֔וֹם · of Edom
    These are the sons of Esau’s son Reuel: Chiefs Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. They are the chiefs descended from Reuel in the land of Edom, and they are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Basemath.
  8. Genesis 36:19אֱדֽוֹם׃ס · Edom
    All these are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and they were their chiefs.
  9. Genesis 36:21אֱדֽוֹם׃ · of Edom
    Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.
  10. Genesis 36:31אֱד֑וֹם · of Edom
    These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:
  11. Genesis 36:32בֶּאֱד֔וֹם · in Edom
    Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.
  12. Genesis 36:43 (2×)אֱד֗וֹם · of Edom; אֱדֽוֹם׃פ · of the Edomites
    Magdiel, and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements in the land they possessed. Esau was the father of the Edomites.
  13. Exodus 15:15אֱד֔וֹם · of Edom
    Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
  14. Numbers 20:14אֱד֑וֹם · of Edom
    From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
  15. Numbers 20:18אֱד֔וֹם · But Edom
    But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”
  16. Numbers 20:20אֱדוֹם֙ · But Edom
    But Edom insisted, “You may not pass through.” And they came out to confront the Israelites with a large army and a strong hand.
  17. Numbers 20:21אֱד֗וֹם · So Edom
    So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.
  18. Numbers 20:23אֱד֖וֹם · of Edom
    And at Mount Hor, near the border of the land of Edom, the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
  19. Numbers 21:4אֱד֑וֹם · of Edom
    Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey
  20. Numbers 24:18אֱד֜וֹם · Edom
    Edom will become a possession, as will Seir, his enemy; but Israel will perform with valor.
  21. Numbers 33:37אֱדֽוֹם׃ · of Edom
    They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the outskirts of the land of Edom.
  22. Numbers 34:3אֱד֑וֹם · of Edom
    Your southern border will extend from the Wilderness of Zin along the border of Edom. On the east, your southern border will run from the end of the Salt Sea,
  23. Joshua 15:1אֱד֧וֹם · of Edom
    Now the allotment for the clans of the tribe of Judah extended to the border of Edom, to the Wilderness of Zin at the extreme southern boundary:
  24. Joshua 15:21אֱד֖וֹם · of Edom
    These were the southernmost cities of the tribe of Judah in the Negev toward the border of Edom: Kabzeel, Eder, Jagur,
  25. Judges 5:4אֱד֔וֹם · of Edom
    O LORD, when You went out from Seir, when You marched from the land of Edom, the earth trembled, the heavens poured out rain, and the clouds poured down water.
  26. Judges 11:17 (2×)אֱד֨וֹם׀ · of Edom; אֱד֔וֹם · of Edom
    Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.
  27. Judges 11:18אֱדוֹם֙ · of Edom
    Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.
  28. 1 Samuel 14:47וּבֶאֱד֜וֹם · the Edomites
    After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them.
  29. 2 Samuel 8:14 (3×)בֶּאֱד֜וֹם · Edom; אֱדוֹם֙ · the Edomites; אֱד֖וֹם
    He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
  30. 1 Kings 9:26אֱדֽוֹם׃ · Edom
    King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
  31. 1 Kings 11:14בֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃ · of Edom
    Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.
  32. 1 Kings 11:15 (2×)אֱד֔וֹם · in Edom; בֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃ · in Edom
    Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom.
  33. 1 Kings 11:16בֶּאֱדֽוֹם׃ · in Edom
    Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom.
  34. 1 Kings 22:47בֶּאֱד֖וֹם · in Edom
    And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.
  35. 2 Kings 3:8אֱדֽוֹם׃ · of Edom
    Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of Edom,” replied Joram.
  36. 2 Kings 3:9אֱד֔וֹם · of Edom
    So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.
  37. 2 Kings 3:12אֱדֽוֹם׃ · of Edom
    Jehoshaphat affirmed, “The word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
  38. 2 Kings 3:20אֱד֑וֹם · of Edom
    The next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water suddenly flowed from the direction of Edom and filled the land.
  39. 2 Kings 3:26אֱד֖וֹם · of Edom
    When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not prevail.
  40. 2 Kings 8:20אֱד֔וֹם · Edom
    In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
  41. 2 Kings 8:21אֱד֜וֹם · When the Edomites
    So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes.
  42. 2 Kings 8:22אֱד֗וֹם · Edom
    So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.
  43. 2 Kings 14:7אֱד֤וֹם · Edomites
    Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
  44. 2 Kings 14:10אֱד֔וֹם · Edom
    You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
  45. 1 Chronicles 1:43אֱד֔וֹם · of Edom
    These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.