Edom
ancient kingdom in Transjordan located between Moab to the northeast, the Arabah to the west and the Arabian Desert to the south and east, today part of Israel and Jordan
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Edom
Summary
Edom is a historical country[1]. They ranks in the top 5% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,581 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Edom's instance of is recorded as historical country[3].
- Edom's instance of is recorded as realm[4].
- Edom's instance of is recorded as people[5].
- Edom's capital is recorded as Bozrah[6].
- Edom's basic form of government is recorded as monarchy[7].
- Edom's Commons category is recorded as Edom[8].
- 1300 BC marks the founding of Edom[9].
- Edom was dissolved in 533 BC[10].
- Edom's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 30.328611111111112, 'longitude': 35.441944444444445}[11].
- Edom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Edom[12].
- Edom's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[13].
- Edom's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
- Edom's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
- Edom's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[16].
- Edom's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[17].
- Edom's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
- Edom's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
- Edom's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
- Edom's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[21].
- Edom's replaces is recorded as Canaan[22].
- Edom's different from is recorded as Edom[23].
- Edom's language used is recorded as Edomite[24].
- Edom's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Edom[25].
Why It Matters
Edom ranks in the top 5% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,581 views/month).[2] They has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] They is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]