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edom

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Name — The name that the Hebrew Bible gives to Esau.

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Came from Late Latin Edōm, from Koine Greek Ἐδώμ (Edṓm), from Biblical Hebrew אֱדוֹם (ʾĔḏōm). Medieval Jewish writers used Edom to refer to Christians, reflecting their view of Christianity as a heresy that had originated from Judaism, and comparing Christians to Esau as a relative hostile to Jacob (who represented the...

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