# H123 אֱדֹם

אֱדֹם (ʼĔdôm), Strong’s H123: Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him KJV: Edom, Edomites, Idumea.. Occurs 100 times.

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*ʼĔdôm* — Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occupied by him

KJV: Edom, Edomites, Idumea.

Derived from [אָדֹם ʼâdôm](https://besorah.bible/word/H122) (rosy)

Occurs 100 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- אֱדוֹם († אֱדֹם Ez 25:11) n.pr.m.
- 1 Edom
- 2 coll. Edomites, Idumeans as descend. of Esau
- 3 land of Edom, Idumaea

## Where it occurs
- [Genesis 25:30](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/25?v=30) — Esau said to Jacob, “Please feed me with some of that red stew, for I am famished.” Therefore his name was called Edom.
- [Genesis 32:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/32?v=4) — Jacob sent messengers in front of him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
- [Genesis 36:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/36?v=1) — Now this is the history of the generations of Esau (that is, Edom).
- [Genesis 36:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/36?v=8) — Esau lived in the hill country of Seir. Esau is Edom.
- [Genesis 36:9](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/36?v=9) — This is the history of the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in the hill country of Seir:
- [Genesis 36:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/36?v=16) — chief Korah, chief Gatam, chief Amalek. These are the chiefs who came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom. These are the…
- [Genesis 36:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/36?v=17) — These are the sons of Reuel, Esau’s son: chief Nahath, chief Zerah, chief Shammah, chief Mizzah. These are the chiefs…
- [Genesis 36:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/36?v=19) — These are the sons of Esau (that is, Edom), and these are their chiefs.
- [Genesis 36:21](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/36?v=21) — Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
- [Genesis 36:31](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/36?v=31) — These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel.