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(Hebrews Edom', àֵֹãí or àãֵåֹí so called from his red hair, Gen_25:25, or from the red pottage for which he bartered his birthright, Gen_25:30; Sept. Å᾿äώì ), 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. É᾿äïõìáßá ) stands also collectively for the Edomites, the posterity of Edom or Esau; and likewise for their country. SEE EDOMITE.