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The Limestone waterfall of the Zered, now called the Wadi al-Hasa. The boundary between Moab and Edom was the Zered, now called Wadi al-Hasa. [36] The ancient capital of Edom was Bozrah, now Busaira, Jordan. [37] According to the Book of Genesis, Esau's descendants settled in the land after they had displaced the Horites. [38]
Location: Southern District, Israel: ... Today it is known as Haluza ... identifies Elusa as a town in Idumea west of the Jordan River. [2] Late Roman and Byzantine ...
Hellenistic rule brought Greek and Phoenician culture into Idumea, while the prevalence of male circumcision shows a growing affinity with Judaism. [ 18 ] In 113-112 BCE, the region was captured by the John Hyrcanus , who converted the Edomites to Judaism and incorporated Idumaea into the Hasmonean kingdom .
2.3 Governors of Idumea under Herod. 2.4 Governors of Idumea under the Revolutionary government of Judaea. 3 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of rulers ...
Uz has often been identified as either Aram in modern-day Syria (teal) or Edom in modern-day Jordan (yellow).. The land of Uz (Hebrew: אֶרֶץ־עוּץ – ʾereṣ-ʿŪṣ) is a location mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, most prominently in the Book of Job, which begins, "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job".
Al-Sharāh Mountains shown in red in South-West Jordan (Shaubak/Mt. Se'ir) Mount Seir (Hebrew: הַר-שֵׂעִיר, romanized: Har Sēʿīr) is the ancient and biblical name for a mountainous region stretching between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba in the northwestern region of Edom and southeast of the Kingdom of Judah.
Perea and its surroundings in the 1st century CE Incorporation into Arabia Petraea 106–630 CE. Perea or Peraea (Greek: Περαία, "the country beyond") was the term used mainly during the early Roman period for part of ancient Transjordan.
Busaira (Arabic: بُصَيْرا, romanized: buṣayrā; also Busayra, Busairah or Buseirah) is a town in Tafilah Governorate, Jordan, located between the towns of Tafilah and Shoubak and closer to the latter.