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Nave Topical Bible
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Scofield Reference Index
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Thompson Chain Reference
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Dictionaries
American Tract Society
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Fausset Bible Dictionary
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Holman Bible Dictionary
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Hitchcock Bible Names
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
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People's Bible Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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The Jewish Encyclopedia
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Lexicons
• אִדּוֹ
• אֱדוֹם , אֱדֹם
• עֹבֵד־אֱדוֹם

(Hebrews Edom', אֵֹדם or אדֵוֹם so called from his red hair, Genesis 25:25, or from the red pottage for which he bartered his birthright, Genesis 25:30; Sept. Ε᾿δώμ ), the later name of Isaac's son, elder twin-brother of Jacob; more frequently called ESAU (See ESAU) (q.v.). (See OBED-EDOM).

EDOM (Sept. Ι᾿δουμαία ) stands also collectively for the Edomites, the posterity of Edom or Esau; and likewise for their country. (See EDOMITE).