Reference meaning

Edom

proper noun·Reference

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The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible.

Other meanings

2. proper noun

A region whose inhabitants, the Edomites, traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau.

3. proper noun

Rome, the Roman Empire.

4. proper noun

Christianity; Christendom, the Christian countries.

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