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Map showing kingdom of Edom (in red) at its largest extent, c. 600 BC. Areas in dark red show the approximate boundary of classical-age Idumaea. The Edomites' original country, according to the Hebrew Bible, stretched from the Sinai Peninsula as far as Kadesh Barnea. It reached as far south as Eilat, the seaport of Edom. [34]
Moab [a] (/ ˈ m oʊ æ b /) was an ancient Levantine kingdom whose territory is today located in southern Jordan.The land is mountainous and lies alongside much of the eastern shore of the Dead Sea.
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".
In 2005, a 500-year-old map that identified the new world as “America” sold for a whopping $1 million at auction. These early maps, which are are prized for their historical significance and ...
Map of Edom. Dinhabah was an Edomite city mentioned in Genesis 36, the capital of King Bela ben Beor. The Hebrew name דִּנְהָבָה may mean "robbers' den". [1] [2] Dinhabah may have been located on the site of modern Dibdiba, a little northeast of Petra. [3] [4] The name is not uncommon among the Shemitic races.
Valley of Salt, between Canaan and Edom. The Valley of Salt, valley of saltpits, [1] valley of Saltpits, [2] or vale of saltpits [3] (Hebrew: גיא-המלח) is a place where it is said David smote the Arameans (2 Sam. 8:13). This valley (the Arabah) is between Judah and Edom on the south of the Dead Sea.
Jebel Harun ('Mount Aaron') near Petra. This Mount Hor is situated "in the edge of the land of Edom" (Numbers 20:23, 33:37) and was the scene of Aaron's divestiture, death and burial.
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