Edom

Also called: Seir

First named: Genesis 36:1

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The nation descended from Esau (also called Edom), settled in the mountainous region of Seir south of the Dead Sea. Edom refused Israel passage during the wilderness years (Numbers 20:14-21) and remained a persistent, often bitter rival through the monarchy — rebelling against Judah's control under Jehoram (2 Kings 8:20-22) and later gloating over Jerusalem's fall, which the book of Obadiah condemns at length.

References: Genesis 36:1; Numbers 20:14-21; 2 Kings 8:20-22; Obadiah

People connected to Edom

Amaziah (M) — Judah's king, who defeated this nation and then took up its gods
2 Chronicles 25:11-14
Esau (M) — Isaac's elder son, who settled in Seir and fathered this nation
Genesis 36:8-9
Hadad (M) — a prince of this nation, raised up as an adversary against Solomon
1 Kings 11:14
Jehoram (M) — Judah's king, in whose reign this nation revolted from Judah's rule
2 Kings 8:20-22
Obadiah (M) — prophesied this nation's downfall for gloating over Jerusalem's fall
Obadiah 1:10-15

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