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Edom (/ ˈ iː d ə m /; [2] [3] ... An Edomite prince named Hadad escaped and fled to Egypt, and after David's death he returned and tried to start a rebellion but ...
During the time of the Hasmonean ruler John Hyrcanus (134–104 BCE), Judea conquered Edom (Idumea) and forced the Edomites to convert to Judaism. [1] The Edomites were gradually integrated into the Judean nation, and some of them reached high-ranking positions. In the days of Alexander Jannaeus, the Edomite Antipas was appointed governor of ...
The following is a list of the known rulers of the Kingdom of Edom in the Levant. Descendants of Esau. Esau עֵשָׂו (Edom אֱדֹֽום) Married three wives [1]
In the Beersheba Valley alone, the number of settlements surged from 47 in the Roman period (up to the 4th century) to 321 during the Byzantine era (4th - early 7th centuries); Beersheba expanded to an area of 90–140 ha, [163] making it even larger than nearby Gaza and Anthedon, each covering about 90 ha. [164]
Hadad's campaign to recapture Edom apparently met with success, as 1 Kings 11:25 states that another of Solomon's adversaries, Rezon the son of Eliada, did harm to Solomon "as Hadad did". Hadad did "evil" to King Solomon after gathering together a "marauding band"; Hadad "abhorred Israel and reigned over Aram (Syria)". [ 3 ]
Edom appears in written sources relating to the late Bronze Age and to the Iron Age in the Levant. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out ...
A poetic refrain in Judges in the Hebrew Bible states that Yahweh embarked from Se'ir in the region of Edom. [6] [19] Recently, the view has been advanced that Yahweh was originally a Kenite god whose cult spread north of Midian to the Israelites. [20] According to this approach, Qōs might possibly have been a title for Yahweh, rather than a ...
Esau [a] is the elder son of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible.He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis [3] and by the prophets Obadiah [4] and Malachi. [5] The story of Esau and Jacob reflects the historical relationship between Israel and Edom, aiming to explain why Israel, despite being a younger kingdom, dominated Edom. [6]