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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The name given to Esau in the Hebrew Bible.
2. 2
   A region whose inhabitants, the Edomites, traditionally traced their ancestry to Esau. historical
3. 3
   Rome, the Roman Empire. Judaism, collective, derogatory, historical
4. 4
   Christianity; Christendom, the Christian countries. Judaism, collective, derogatory, historical

Synonyms

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esau

Example

More examples

"And he sent messengers before him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, to the country of Edom."

Etymology

Via Late Latin Edōm from Koine Greek Ἐδώμ (Edṓm) from Biblical Hebrew אֱדוֹם (ʾĔḏōm).

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