A-Z: General definitions
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A-Z: General definitions: Edom
Definition
In Old Testament times, a land to the south of the Dead Sea, where Esau's descendants settled. The people of Edom were hostile toward the Israelites refusing to allow them through their territory to the Promised Land. Many of the Hebrew prophets spoke out against Edom.
A 'testament' is a covenant or binding agreement and is a term used in the Bible of God's relationship with his people). The sacred writings of Judaism (the Hebrew Bible). These also form the first part of the Christian Bible.
Lake at the southern end of the Jordan valley.
In the Old Testament book of Genesis the son of Isaac and Rebekah; elder twin brother of Jacob.
Descendants of Israel (Jacob) and occupants of Israel.
The land said to be promised by God to Abraham and his descendants in the Old Testament.
1. Language in which the Old Testament was written.
2. Jew, Jewish; belonging to Israel
Someone who conveys God's message to human beings or speaks about the future sometimes through words alone, sometimes through dramatic actions.
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