Edom

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Edom (Hebrew: אֱדוֹם, Standard Edom Tiberian ʾĔḏôm; "red") is a name given to Esau in the Bible, as well as to the nation descending from him. The nation's name in Assyrian was Udumi; in Syriac, ܐܕܘܡ; in Greek, Ἰδουμαία (Idoumaía); in Latin, Idumæa or Idumea.

The Edomite people were a Semitic-speaking tribal group, descended from Esau, who inhabited the Negev Desert and the Aravah valley of what is now southern Israel and adjacent Jordan.