Edom's Sin and Consequences in the Bible

Edom, also known as Idumea or Mount Seir, was the nation descended from Esau, the twin brother of Jacob ^{[1, 2, 4]}. The name Edom, meaning "red," was given to Esau after he sold his birthright for red lentil pottage ^{[1, 2, 3]}. The Edomites were considered brethren to the Israelites ^[4]. Despite this familial connection, the biblical narrative consistently portrays Edom as an adversary of Israel, and their actions against Judah are frequently cited as the basis for divine judgment ^{[5, 6, 7]}.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary “Easton's Bible Dictionary: Edom — (1.) The name of Esau (q.v.), Gen. 25:30, "Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage [Heb. haadom, haadom, i.e., the red pottage, the red pottage'] ...Therefore was his name called Edom", i.e., Red. (2.) Idumea (Isa. 34:5, 6; Ezek. 35:15). "The field of Edom" (Gen. 32:3), "the land of Edom" (Gen. 36:16), was mountainous (Obad. 1:8, 9, 19, 21). It was called the land, or "the mountain of Seir," the rough hills on the east side of the Arabah. It extended from the head of the Gulf of Akabah, the Elanitic gulf, to the foot of the Dead Sea (1 Kings 9:26), an”
Smith's Bible Dictionary “Smith's Bible Dictionary: Edom, Idumaea Or Idumea — (red). The name Edom was given to Esau, the first-born son of Isaac and twin brother of Jacob, when he sold his birthright to the latter for a meal of lentil pottage. The country which the Lord subsequently gave to Esau was hence called "the country of Edom," (Genesis 32:3) and his descendants were called Edomites. Edom was called Mount Seir and Idumea also. Edom was wholly a mountainous country. It embraced the narrow mountainous tract (about 100 miles long by 20 broad) extending along the eastern side of the Arabah from the northern end of ”
Easton's Bible Dictionary “Easton's Bible Dictionary: Esau — Hairy, Rebekah's first-born twin son (Gen. 25:25). The name of Edom, "red", was also given to him from his conduct in connection with the red lentil "pottage" for which he sold his birthright (30, 31). The circumstances connected with his birth foreshadowed the enmity which afterwards subsisted between the twin brothers and the nations they founded (25:22, 23, 26). In process of time Jacob, following his natural bent, became a shepherd; while Esau, a "son of the desert," devoted himself to the perilous and toilsome life of a huntsman. On a certain occasion, on”
Torrey's Topical Textbook “Torrey's Topical Textbook: Edomites, The — Descended from Esau -- Ge 36:9. Dwelt in Mount Seir -- Ge 32:3; De 2:4,5. Were called Children of Esau. -- De 2:4. Brethren of Israel. -- Nu 20:14. Governed by dukes -- Ge 36:15-30,40-43; Ex 15:15. Afterwards had kings -- Ge 36:31-29; Nu 20:14. Under a deputy or viceroy while subject to Judah -- 1Ki 22:47. Character of Wise. -- Jer 49:7. Proud and self-confident. -- Jer 49:16; Ob 1:3. Strong and cruel. -- Jer 49:19. Vindictive. -- Eze 25:12. Idolatrous. -- 2Ch 25:14,20. Superstitious. -- Jer 27:3,9. Carried on extensive commerce -- Eze 27:20. Country ”
Amos (Presbyterian) “Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Amos 1:11: Edom . . . did pursue his brother-- (Isa 34:5). The chief aggravation to Edom's violence against Israel was that they both came from the same parents, Isaac and Rebekah (compare Gen 25:24-26; Deu 23:7-8; Oba 1:10, Oba 1:12; Mal 1:2). cast off all pity--literally, "destroy compassions," that is, did suppress all the natural feeling of pity for a brother in distress. his wrath for ever--As Esau kept up his grudge against Jacob, for having twice supplanted him, namely, as to the birthright and the blessing (Gen 27:41), so Esau's posterity against Israel”
Obadiah (Protestant academic) “Tyndale House on Obadiah 1:2: 1:2-4 I will cut you down: Several messages of judgment rehearse Edom’s specific sins against Israel (1:10-14; Jer 49:7-22; Ezek 25:12-14; 36:5;). Edom frequently appears among the nations that opposed Israel and the Lord (Isa 34; Ezek 35–36; Amos 9:1-15). • down to size among the nations . . . your own pride: Edom’s rocky topography mimicked Edom’s pride. The height of the mountain fortress that provided their security only emphasizes the height from which Edom would fall. Edomite princes were among the arrogant rulers of the nations (Ezek 32:29; cp. Gen 36; 1 Ch”
Obadiah (Nonconformist/Puritan) “Matthew Henry on Obadiah 1:10: When we have read Edom's doom, no less than utter ruin, it is natural to ask, Why, what evil has he done? What is the ground of God's controversy with him? Many things, no doubt, were amiss in Edom; they were a sinful people, and a people laden with iniquity. But that one single crime which is laid to their charge, as filling their measure and bringing this ruin upon them, that for which they here stand indicted, of which they are convicted, and for which they are condemned, is the injury they had done to the people of God (Oba 1:10): "It is for thy violence agai”

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