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What does Edom mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Edom? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. (biblical) The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible.
  2. (historical) A region whose inhabitants traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau.
Name
  1. A male given name of Hebrew origin.
    1. (meaning, history) Red.
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But the Dukes of Edom as they are called will not enter into this compact.
Biblical writings identify this area as Edom, home to a kingdom that barred Moses during the Exodus and warred with King David.
Edom means red, and Bossrah is assonant to Bsser, a vinedresser.
The writer argues not so much with Edom as with his own people.
The supplanter of Edom is haunted by the wrong he has done his elder brother, and driven him to greater animosity.
Why does the prophet look in the direction of Edom for the return of his God?

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