Who was edom and why did Obadiah hate edom so?

Answer 1

Obadiah (Bible book of the same name) was a Jew who prophesied that God would avenge Edom's cruel treatment of Israel during the Babylonian invasion of that country in the 6th century BC. Edom was a nation of people founded by Israel's (Jacob) twin brother, Esau. The two brothers began life at odds, and the feud between their offspring continued for hundreds of years until Judas Maccabeus (a Jewish zealot) destroyed Edom in 164 BC.

Edom was not completely destroyed. They moved from their original home and settled in Benue state of Nigeria. They call themselves Idumea.Edom is not Caucasian but Africans. Edom settled in Benue state of Nigeria. Edom is also called Idumea in The Bible in curses of Isaiah chapter 34:5 and 34:6 because of God's anger against Edom for what they did to their brother Israel. Hence they lost their home in the Sinai and gathered in Benue State of Nigeria today. Edom, also called Idumea refer to themselves today as Idoma. Elah was a prince in Edom. Ada and Oholibama were the wives of Esau. Adah is the name of the first daughter of the family in Idoma. The Egyptians called Idumea Adum or Aduma. Aduma is a name in Idoma. These are the children of Esau ,Echo in Idumea which translate as stone. Edom in Idoma means "my kind of person."

In the bible, Ada and Oholibama were Canaanite women from the tribes of Hittites and Hivites. Archaeological evidence traced these tribes to mount Ida in Turkey. The name Ida come from the Greek goddess Idaa. These two names are also names in in Idumea in Nigeria. The other wife of Esau was Basemath, daughter of Ishmael, sister of Nebajoth. Dumah was also the 6th son of Ishmael. So Esau married the sister of Dumah. Today, Dumah people dwell in the neighbouring state of Nasarawa state, in Nigeria.

Biblical evidence showed that Idumeas became annexed to Judah. Evidence in our town of Otukpo confirmed this.

My grand mother's village is Asa. Asa was a king in Judah. His father was called Abijah. Abijah is also a name in our tribe. Abijah's brother was Atai, Atai is also a name in my tribe. These were the grand children of King Solomon.

In Our town of Otukpo, there is a road called Jericho road. This is to remind us about the area some of us came from in Isreal. There is another area called Italy. This is to remind us about the treaty of Italy or Rome which made the Herods who were Idumeas rulers over Israel.

Idumea today dwell side by side in the land of Idumea together with Otukpo, Judah, just like we dwelt together in the land of Israel. Judah has never left Edom or Idumea alone. Just like we lived together in Israel and Sinai, we still live together in Otukpo and Idumea, Benue state of Nigeria.

Some people think that Semetic people were Edom. There is nothing to show in the bible that Edomites were Semitic, especially when most of the Edomite names are names in Idumea,Benue state of Nigeria today. Especially when the Idumeans of Benue state know that they migrated there from another place. The Canaanite wives of Esau were African because the bible shows that Canaanites are Africans. Canaanite towns like Arba, Archi and valley of Akor are all towns today in Eastern Nigeria. Canaanites like Jebu, Gaba (Kaba), and names like Adoni (Aduni) are all Yoruba names in Southern Nigeria today. Hittite towns like Molada, Adada are all hittite names which have meanings in idumea because Idumeans speak a mixture of Hittite and Idumea.