Edom (Kingdom)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
אדום (ממלכה)
Name (Latin)
Edom (Kingdom)
Other forms of name
Idumaea
Idumea
Mount Seir
הר שעיר
הר עשיו
הר עשו
Coordinates
35.44194444 35.44194444 30.32861111 30.32861111 (gooearth )
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 157415616
Wikidata: Q208475
Library of congress: no 97061251
OCoLC: oca04475671
Sources of Information
  • Britannica online, April 24, 2014:(Edom, ancient land bordering ancient Israel, in what is now southwestern Jordan, between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. The Edomites probably occupied the area about the 13th century bc. Though closely related to the Israelites (according to the Bible, they were descendants of Esau), they had frequent conflicts with them and were probably subject to them at the time of the Israelite kingdom (11th-10th century BC).)
  • Columbia gazetteer online, April 24, 2014:Edom (location: Israel; ancient region, mountainous country, called also Mt. Seir; according to the Book of Genesis, it was given to Esau, also called Edom, and his descendants; it is also mentioned in First Chronicles.)
  • Edom, Israel's brother and antagonist, 1994:t.p. (Edom)
  • Britannica Online, c1994-1997: (Edom; ancient land bordering ancient Israel, in what is now southwestern Jordan, between the Dead Sea and Gulf of Aqaba)
  • Columbia Lippincott gazetteer of the world, c1962:(Idumaea or Idumea, mountainous country of Palestine, called also Mt. Seir, given to Esau and his descendents)