The Edomites were an ancient Semitic people who inhabited the region of Edom, located to the southeast of ancient Israel, in what is now southern Jordan. They are traditionally considered descendants of Esau, the brother of Jacob (Israel), according to biblical accounts. Edomites had a distinct culture and language, and their history includes conflicts with the Israelites, as documented in various biblical texts. Over time, Edom was incorporated into larger empires and gradually lost its distinct identity.
Doeg the chief herdsman to Saul, King of Israel was called an Edomite, because he was from the country of Edom. The Bible and The Torah describe the Edomites as descendents of Esau the eldest son of the Jewish patriarch Isaac, Abrahams son.
No, Herod the Tetrarch was not Jewish. He was an Idumean, which is a people group with Edomite ancestry.
The Bible does not mention how he dies. Presumably it was from old age.
King Solomon built the temple of God, and had peace most of his life exept for war with Hadad the Edomite
Yes. He is an Edomite. Edomites hate God's Chosen people, Israelites (so-called "Black people") in America.
Some things we are not told in the Bible. Other books have these answers. "The Works of Flavius Josephus" has an excellent section on Herod the Great.
King Herod was born in 73 BCE in Judea. Herod's mother was an ethnic Arab and his father was an Edomite. When Rome made Herod a client king, many Jews resented it. Although Herod was raised as a Jew, his alliance with Rome led many of his Jewish subjects despise him. Many Jews considered Herod an "outsider" and a "half Jew".
Herod the Great was of Idumaean blood. The Idumaeans were of the Edomite stock, the descendants of Esau. However we do not know if Herod was born in Edom or in Israel as John Hyrcanus brought some idumaeans into Palestine about B.C. 130.
In the King James version the word - edo - does not appear at all, the only words which begin with "edo~" are the word - Edom - appears 86 times the word - Edomite - appears 6 times the word - Edomites - appears 13 times
The Nations of Esau: Ancient TimesEdomite elements were later to be found amongst colored peoples but on the whole Esau (Edom) is of Caucasian type and proud of it.Esau was also known as Edom. He gave rise to the Edomite Nations. One of the Edomite peoples created a small kingdom to the southeast of Judah. The region known as Edom contained only a small portion of the Edomite people. There were however several Edomite polities and groups of Edomites that merged with other nations often as the military elites and aristocracy.EDOMITES.DUKE MAGDIEL [Genesis 36:43] one of the early leaders of Edom was the real founder of Rome according to tradition.Early Rulers of Edom were to be found in Mesopotamia e.g. Saul of Rehoboth on the River (Genesis 36:31-43).Descendants of Esau settled in Babylon and in some of the Phoenician Cities such as Tyre. Both Babylon and Tyre in Scripture are associated with Edom.According to Don Isaac Abarbanel (1437-1508) a tradition existed that many of the early Christians were Edomites.Additional answer:To be a 'descendant', you have to come AFTER someone...so your question is probably:'Did Esau descend from Babylon's founders?'.Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, Japheth.Nimrod (the founder of Babel (Babylon)) descended from Ham(Genesis 10:6-10)Esau (son of Abraham) descended from Shem (Genesis 11:10-27)If you go far enough back, we're ALL related. We ALL come from the same original two. But Esau is not in Nimrod's specific lineage....they would be distant cousins.
Doeg HaAdomi (the Edomite) is mentioned in 1 Samuel ch. 21 and 22, and Psalms 52. He was the chief of King Saul's herdsmen. In an act born of jealousy (or of over-zealous loyalty to Saul), he slandered David in front of Saul, and (as a result) caused the death of tens of pious Kohanim (priests). See the attached Related Link for fuller detail.
During King Solomon's reignTrouble was caused for Solomon by Haddad the Edomite and Rezon ben Elyada (1 Kings 11). After King Solomon's reignBecause of King Solomon's errors, God decreed that, later, Solomon's country (Israel) would be split into two, leaving Solomon's descendants with the minority of the Israelite Tribes, while the majority would be under Yerav'am (1 Kings ch.11).