The Clan of Seir the Horite (Genesis 36).
Esau the Elder and Seir were contemporaries and possibly brothers. Therir lines intermarried.
The biblical Edomites are associated with the color red. Edom means red and Genesis 25:25 links Esau to the Edomites. Esau was the name of at least two Edomite rulers. Isaac’s sons were not Jews, but Horites like their father and grandfather Abraham. That is why Esau the Elder married into the line associated with Seir the Horite (Gen. 36) and why Jacob married into the Horite line of Na-Hor. See diagram and note that there are 2 named Esau. Esau the Elder married Adah, the daughter of the Horite ruler Elon. Esau the Younger was Esau the Elder's grandson. Esau the Younger married Oholibamah, a high-ranking Horite maiden.
The Edomites, along with the Jebusites, appear to have belonged to the Horite Confederation which originated in the Upper Nile region. This is the homeland of Abraham's ancestors and is called Kush in Genesis 10.
The Greeks called the Edomites the "Idumea" or red people. This suggests that the Edomites of the Bible are alive today in Nigeria and Benin as the Edo or Idu.
Likewise, the biblical Jebusites have living descendants in Nigeria. They are called the Ijebu. Read more here.
Abraham's Ainu ancestors also had a red skin tone. Abraham's father was called Tera (Terah) a royal name associated with the Annu of the Upper. Nile
Related reading: The Genesis Record of Horite Rule; Two Named Esau; A Kindling of Ancient Memory
Esau the Elder and Seir were contemporaries and possibly brothers. Therir lines intermarried.
The Edomites, along with the Jebusites, appear to have belonged to the Horite Confederation which originated in the Upper Nile region. This is the homeland of Abraham's ancestors and is called Kush in Genesis 10.
The Greeks called the Edomites the "Idumea" or red people. This suggests that the Edomites of the Bible are alive today in Nigeria and Benin as the Edo or Idu.
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| Edo ruler called "Oba" (Benin) |
Abraham's Ainu ancestors also had a red skin tone. Abraham's father was called Tera (Terah) a royal name associated with the Annu of the Upper. Nile
Related reading: The Genesis Record of Horite Rule; Two Named Esau; A Kindling of Ancient Memory
Edo people are not refered to as Idu. Just because the names are alike does not mean Edo people are descendents of Edomites.The picture is Oba Erediauwa
ReplyDeleteThere is considerable evidence to suggest that the peoples of biblical Edom and the Edo share common ancestors.
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