One such campaign was against the Idumaeans (Edomites). On this, Stern remarked: “The conversion of the Idumeans was the first of its kind, as it was of an entire race rather than a few individuals. ”
या क्षेत्रांतील रहिवाशांना यहुदी धर्म पत्करण्यास भाग पाडले जायचे, अन्यथा त्यांच्या संपूर्ण शहराचा सर्वनाश केला जायचा.