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Edom

Edom was an ancient kingdom that stretched across areas in the south of present-day Israel, Jordan, and Palestine. Edom and the Edomites appear in several written sources relating to the late Bronze Age and to the Iron Age in the Levant, including the list of the Egyptian pharaoh Seti I from c. 1215 BC as well as in the chronicle of a campaign by…

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Capital
Bozrah
Common languages
Edomite
Demonym
Edomites
Religion
Canaanite religion
Status
Monarchy
Today part of
Israel · Jordan · West Bank

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related to Bibliography · 57
Edom → Amis, Arabs, Archaeological Encyclopedia, Avraham, Bradley, Continuum, Crowell, David Franck, Demography, Edge, Empire, France, Francis, Funk, Fédération, George, Gibson, Graf, Holy Land, In Keimer
related to Borders and extent · 44
Edom → Adorayim, Alurus, Archaeological, BC, Begabris Dura, Bethletephon, Bethsura, Caphethra, Galilee, Greek, Halhul, Hebron, Hebron Hills, Hellenistic, Idumaea, Idumaean, Idumaeans, Idumeans, Jerusalem, Jerusalemites
related to Persian period · 31
Edom → According, Ammonites, Arab, Arabah, Arabs, Babylonians, BC, BCE, Compared, Edomites, Egyptian, Geshem, However, Idumaea, Idumea, Idumeans, In, Iron Age Edom, Judah, Judea
related to Idumaea · 28
Edom → After, Arab, Arabic, Babylonians, BCE, Biblical Hebrew, Classical, Edomite, Edomites, Greeks, Hebron, Idumaea, Idumaeans, Idumea, Jesus, Judaeans, Judah, Judea, Moabite, Nabataean
related to Hebrew Bible · 27
Edom → According, BC, Book, Bozrah, Busaira, Eilat, Esau's, Ezion-Geber, Genesis, Hasa, Hebrew Bible, Horites, It, Jordan, Judah, Kadesh Barnea, King Amaziah, Moab, Mount Seir, On
related to Hellenistic period · 23
Edom → An Idumean, Antigonus, Aramaic, BC, BCE, Ben Sira, Dead Sea, Diodorus, During, Edomites/Idumeans, Hellenistic, However, Idumea, Idumeans, Israel's Negev, Jews, Judah, Maresha, Nabateans, Se'ir
related to Edom · 22
Edom → According, Aduma, Assyrian, Aya-ramu, BC, Egypt, Egyptian, Esarhaddon, Indeed, Iron Age, Kaus-gabri, Kaus-malaka, Merneptah, Nabonidus, Sennacherib, Settlement, Shasu, Shutu, The, The Edomites
related to Religion · 22
Edom → Arabs, As, At, Baal, Edomite, Edomites, El, Epigraphical, Hasmoneans, Israelites, Jewish, Judaism, Kaus, Kaush, Kos, Levantine Semites, Qaus, Qaush, Qaws, Semetic
related to Name · 11
Edom → Adam, As, Edomites, Esau, Hebrew, Isaac, Its, Jacob, The Hebrew Bible, The Semitic, The Tanakh
related to External links · 8
Edom → Bible, Retrieved, Richard, Scientists, September, Spencer, The Times, UCSD

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bc edomites century edomite king kingdom idumaea idumeans southern judah judea also jewish idumea time according judeans josephus jordan jerusalem

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
EdomCapitalBozrah1.00infobox
EdomCommon languagesEdomite1.00infobox
EdomDemonymEdomites1.00infobox
EdomReligionCanaanite religion1.00infobox
EdomStatusMonarchy1.00infobox
EdomToday part ofIsrael1.00infobox
EdomToday part ofJordan1.00infobox
EdomToday part ofWest Bank1.00infobox
Edom• Conquered by the Babylonian king Nabonidusc. 553 BC1.00infobox
Edom• Establishedc. 13th century BC1.00infobox
Edomis aAssyrian inscription of 667 BC0.90text
Jubileesinstance ofThese beliefs were promoted by works0.80text

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