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Edomite
[ ee-duh-mahyt ]
noun
- (in the Bible) a descendant of Esau, also called Edom.
Edomite
/ ˈiːdəˌmaɪt; ˌiːdəˈmɪtɪk /
noun
- an inhabitant of the ancient kingdom of Edom, whose people were hostile to the Israelites in Old Testament times
- the ancient Semitic language of this people, closely related to Hebrew
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Derived Forms
- ˈEdomˌitish, adjective
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Other Words From
- Edom·itish E·dom·it·ic [ee-d, uh, -, mit, -ik], adjective
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Example Sentences
One of the Edomite kings had built a new capital on an eminence of Mount Seir.
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Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell on the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five persons who wore a linen ephod.
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Thou shalt not abhor the Edomite, because he is thy brother: nor the Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land.
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From the Edomite thou shalt not turn away; he is thy brother?
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Ben Ezra doeth not well to keep faith with a Roman or an Edomite.
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