Bible Names

Edom: meaning of the name

Edom means “red, earthy; of blood.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)

Edom in Hebrew and Greek

אֱדֹם H123

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

or (fully) אֱדוֹם ; from H122 (אָדֹם); red (see Genesis 25:25);

Places named Edom

Edom in Scripture

“Edom” appears in 82 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

  • Genesis 25:30

    And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.

  • Genesis 32:3

    And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

  • Genesis 36:1

    Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom.

  • Genesis 36:8

    Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

  • Genesis 36:16

    Duke Korah, duke Gatam, and duke Amalek: these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these were the sons of Adah.

  • Genesis 36:17

    And these are the sons of Reuel Esau’s son; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom; these are the sons of Bashemath Esau’s wife.

  • Genesis 36:19

    These are the sons of Esau, who is Edom, and these are their dukes.

  • Genesis 36:21

    And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.