Definitions for edomiteˈi dəˌmaɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
E•dom•iteˈi dəˌmaɪt(n.)
a native or inhabitant of Edom, taken to be a descendant of Esau, or Edom, in the Bible. Gen. 36:9.
Category: Peoples, Bible, Ancient History
Origin of Edomite:
1350–1400
Wiktionary
Edomite(ProperNoun)
A person descended from Esau (Edom)
Edomite(ProperNoun)
A Canaanite Semitic language spoken by the Edomites in southwestern Jordan in the first millennium BCE, extinct from the 6th century BCE.
Webster Dictionary
Edomite(noun)
one of the descendants of Esau or Edom, the brother of Jacob; an Idumean
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