Ἰδουμαία

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Ἰδουμαία is the ancient Greek name for Idumea, a historical region south of Judea inhabited by the Edomites.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ἰδουμαία canonical 1
Ἰδουμαία (Idoumaia) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient region
geographical region
historical region
associatedWithDynasty Herodian dynasty
borderedBy Arabia
linked to: Arabian Peninsula

Dead Sea
Judea
Negev
linked to: Negev desert
conqueredBy John Hyrcanus
linked to: John Hyrcanus I
correspondsToBiblicalEntity Edom
culturallyInfluencedBy Arabs
Judeans
linked to: Idumeans
etymologicallyRelatedTo Edom
GreekNameOf Idumea
hasNameInGreek Ἰδουμαία
hasNameInHebrew אֱדוֹם
hasNameInLatin Idumaea
linked to: Idumea
hasNotableCity Adora
Bozrah
Hebron
Mareshah
inhabitedBy Edomites
linked to: Edomite
languageOfName Ancient Greek
locatedIn Southern Levant
linked to: Levant region
locatedSouthOf Judea
mentionedIn Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

New Testament
Old Testament
linked to: Bible
nameUsedBy Hellenistic geographers
Roman historians
partOf ancient Land of Israel region
presentInModernCountry Israel
Jordan
Palestine
relatedEthnicGroup Edomites
linked to: Edom

Idumaeans
religionHistoricallyPracticed Edomite religion
Judaism
strategicImportance controlled routes between Judea and Arabia
terrainType hill country
semi-arid region
timePeriod Hellenistic period
Iron Age
Roman period
underControlOf Hasmonean Kingdom
linked to: Hasmonean dynasty

Kingdom of Judah
Roman Empire

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Idoumaia hasNameInGreek Ἰδουμαία
Ἰδουμαῖος relatedTo Ἰδουμαία (Idoumaia)
linked to: Ἰδουμαία