Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Archaeological investigation has shown that the nation flourished between the 13th and the 8th centuries BC and was destroyed after a period of decline in the 6th century BC by the Babylonians. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Jacob had fled from Esau after deceiving their father Isaac into giving Jacob his blessing, which was meant for Esau. It is also said that sea routes traded as far away as India, with ships leaving from the port of Ezion-Geber.

Beeston’s scholarship and his peculiar line of investigation enabled him to adduce some strong evidence that the Roman Empire was of Edomite origin. Strabo, writing around the time of Christ, held that the Idumaeans, whom he identified as of Nabataean origin, constituted the majority of the population of Western Judea, where they commingled with the Judaeans and adopted their customs. Radiocarbon tests from the site have confirmed that the industrial areas of the site date to the eleventh and tenth centuries BC. The grounds upon which he conducted his enquiry are, Jewish tradition, Hebrew and Phoenician etymology, and Scripture prophecy; bringing to bear upon each branch some confirmatory evidence from either heathen historians or Christian philologists. Observations On The Genealogies Contained In The Gospels Of Saint Matthew And Saint Luke is a book written by William Beeston in 1840.Esau became the father of the Edomites and Jacob became the father of the Israelites, and the two nations continued to struggle through most of their history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Edomites are related in several ancient sources including the list of the Egyptian pharaoh Seti I from c. The author of such acclaimed books as The Hero With a Thousand Faces and The Power of Myth discusses the primitive roots of mythology, examining them in light of the most recent discoveries in archaeology, anthropology, and psychology. Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite; and they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah. The Edomites' original country, according to the Hebrew Bible, stretched from the Sinai peninsula as far as Kadesh Barnea.This 2000-year-old scroll reveals the chronology from Creation through Cyrus' decree that freed the Jews in 536 BC. Archaeologists mainly took copper samples from Timna Valley and Faynan in Jordan’s Arava valley dated to 1300-800 BC.

According to the Department of Archaeology, "The authors need to be more specific about the archaeological or other data they have used to reach their extremely early BCal dates, before they can make any claims based on these dates. Strong evidence that the Roman Empire is of Edomite origin … left our minds in bewilderment … is one to be studied. Nachmanides and others identified UZ with Armenia meaning at that time the region of Northern Syria and this corresponds with the location of an offshoot from Edom in that region. Two nations are in your womb, two separate peoples shall issue from your body; one people shall be mightier than the other, and the older shall serve the younger. During the revolt of the Maccabees against the Seleucid kingdom (early 2nd century BC), II Maccabees refers to a Seleucid general named Gorgias as "Governor of Idumaea"; whether he was a Greek or a Hellenized Edomite is unknown.Archaeological excavations in southern Jordan have uncovered dozens of sites dated to the 7th and 6th centuries BC and attributed to the Edomites. In the Hebrew Bible, Edom is a name given to Esau in the as well as to the nation purportedly descended from him. Nothing further is recorded of the Edomites in the Tanakh until their defeat by King Saul of Israel in the late 11th century BC ( 1 Samuel 14:47). Larkin explains and interprets every statement in the Book of Revelation with reference to earlier books of the Bible.