EDOM; EDOMITESe'-dum, e'-dum-its 'edhom, "red"; Edom:1. Boundaries:The boundaries of Edom may be traced with some approach to accuracy. On the East of the `Arabah the northern border ran from the Dead Sea, and was marked by Wady el-Kurachi, or Wady el-Chasa. On the East it marched with the desert. The southern border ran by Elath and Ezion-geber (Deuteronomy... View Details
DEAD SEA, THEI. PRESENT AREAII. FORMER ENLARGEMENTIII. LEVEL OF THE DEAD SEA IN EARLY HISTORIC TIMESIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE WATERV. CLIMATEVI. ROADSVII. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS1. The Plain of the Jordan2. Ain Jidi (En-gedi)3. The Fortress of Masada4. Jebel Usdum (Mount of Sodom)5. Vale of Siddim6. El-LisanVIII. HISTORYLITERATUREThe name given by Greek and Latin... View Details
another name for Esau, older son of Isaac, also his desc. and their territory