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<p> Idumæans, or [[Edomites]] ( ĭd'u-mç'anz, or ç'dom-îtes). The inhabitants of | Idumaeans <ref name="term_70241" /> | ||
==References == | <p> '''Idumæans,''' or [[Edomites]] (''ĭd'u-mç'anz,'' or ''ç'dom-îtes'' ). The inhabitants of Idumæa or Edom, descendants of Esau, Genesis 36:1; Genesis 36:8, and dwellers in the clefts of the rocks in the Sinaitic peninsula. Jeremiah 49:16. Petra, called "Selah" or "Joktheel," their stronghold in Amaziah's day, 2 Kings 14:7, and chief city, was literally cut in the rocks, and the southern part of the country abounds in cave-dwellings. They had kings long before the Hebrews. Genesis 36:31. Though they were of the same primitive parentage as the Hebrews, they were by no means friendly to them. They perpetuated the enmity between [[Esau]] and Jacob. They opposed their passage through their country when [[Israel]] came from the wilderness. Numbers 20:20-21. But finally they allowed a passage through their eastern border, accepting also Israel's offer to pay for provisions. Deuteronomy 2:28-29. The [[Edomites]] were conquered by Saul in the early part of his reign, 1 Samuel 14:47, and by David likewise, 2 Samuel 8:14; but at the instigation of [[Hadad]] they revolted against Solomon. 1 Kings 11:14. [[Edom]] was for a long time a vassal of the kingdom of Judah, but again revolted, and after a straggle got its independence in the reign of Jehoram. 2 Kings 8:20-22. The later kings attacked and were attacked by the Edomites. The prophets foretold the desolation of the descendants of Esau and their country. Jeremiah 49:17-18; Obadiah 1:8. Thirty ruined towns within three days' journey from the Red sea attest their former greatness and their present desolation. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_70241"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/idumaeans Idumaeans from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | <ref name="term_70241"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/idumaeans Idumaeans from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | ||
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