Idumea

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/ˌɪdjʊˈmiːə/

A form of Idumaea — An ancient region in the south of Judea in modern Israel and the West Bank, inhabited by the Edomites during the Hellenistic period and Roman occupation.

Scrabble 9

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proper noun
  1. alternativehistoricalAlternative form of Idumaea.

    When they heard all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.

    1984, The Holy Bible, New International Version, Zondervan, →ISBN, Mark 3:8

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