Though the forefather of the Edomites was Abraham’s grandson Esau, the Israelites were denied permission to travel through Edom on “the king’s road ” while en route to the Promised Land.
سرانجام ،‏ ادومیان مجبور شدند به دلیل آنکه بابلیان را ترغیب کردند تا اورشلیم را در سال ۶۰۷ ق .‏ د .‏