Areas in dark red show the approximate boundary of classical-age Idumaea. The Edomites' original country, according to the Hebrew Bible, stretched from the Sinai Peninsula as far as Kadesh Barnea . It reached as far south as Eilat , the seaport of Edom. [ 34 ]

Antipater, governor of Idumaea, was made procurator of Judea, Samaria and Galilee by Julius Caesar. He paved the way to the throne for his son Herod the Great. With the fall of Judah under the Romans, Idumaea disappears from history.

A native of Idumaea (a region southeast of Judah in which the Edomites settled during the classical period) Antipater became a powerful official under the later Hasmonean kings and subsequently became a client of Roman General Pompey when Pompey conquered Judah in the name of the Roman Republic.

IDUMAEA ĭd’ yŏŏ me’ ə. Grecized form of Heb. אֱדֹ֔ום, mentioned in connection with the crowds who followed Jesus . The Graeco-Roman province carved out of southern Pal. after the Alexandrian conquest contained more than had the ancient Edom.

Idumaea, also known as Edom, is a region and people group frequently mentioned in the Bible. The name "Edom" means "red," which is associated with Esau, the progenitor of the Edomites, who was described as red and hairy at birth (Genesis 25:25). The land of Edom is located to the southeast of Israel, extending from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of ...

Five years after the taking of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar humbled all the states around Judea, particularly Idumaea, though he did not carry them captive; and subsequently John Hyrcanus drove them from Southern Judea, into which they had penetrated, entirely conquered them, and obliged them to receive circumcision and law.

Idumaea, also known as Edom, is a region of significant historical and biblical importance located to the south of ancient Judah, extending from the southern part of the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba.

Mar 2, 2015 · Idumaea was one of these annexed territories. Along with a conversion to Judaism and allegiance to the Jerusalem Temple, Idumaea’s elites became a trusted and loyal part of the Hasmonean regime within a few generations.

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.

Image. Credit: דניאל ונטורה (modified) About. This page identifies the current consensus around the modern location of this biblical place. While I consulted sources for this place, there were no major disputes about its modern location.