Edom
אדום
Hebrew for "red", the byname given to Esau in the book of Genesis.
Meaning and origin
Edom is the Hebrew word for red, and Genesis explains it as the second name Esau earned after trading his birthright to his brother Jacob for a meal of red lentil stew; the text elsewhere also ties the name to Esau's…
How to pronounce Edom
| Hebrew | eh-DOHM /eˈdom/ |
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