Edom
Edom (called also "Seir,") (Genesis 32:3); (Genesis 36:8) is the name of the country lying south of the ancient kingdom of Judah, and extending from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Akaba. It includes the ruins of Petra, and is bounded on the north by Moab. Peopled by descendants of Esau (Genesis 36:1-9). Edom has a remarkable prominence in the prophetic word as (together with Moab) the scene of the final destruction of Gentile world-power in the day of the Lord. See "Armageddon"; (Revelation 16:14); (Revelation 19:21) and "Times of the Gentiles"; (Luke 21:24); (Revelation 16:14).
Compare (Psalms 137:7); (Obadiah 1:8-16); (Isaiah 34:1-8); (Isaiah 63:1-6); (Jeremiah 49:14-22); (Ezekiel 25:12-14).