Bible Location
Meaning: red; earthy; bloody · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
Idumea is the Greek form of Edom used in later biblical tradition. It is important because it shows how familiar neighboring lands were remembered under Hellenistic naming forms. First appears in Mark 3:8.1
AI summary: Idumea matters because the Bible's geographic vocabulary shifts over time while still pointing to longstanding regional identities. The name belongs to the enduring memory of Edom on Israel's southern-eastern horizon.1
The Greek form of Edom (Isa. 34:5, 6; Ezek. 35:15; 36:5, but in R.V. “Edom”). (See EDOM). 3
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| Mark |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.