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Canaanite vs Edomite - What's the difference?

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canaanite

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • An ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
  • A subfamily of the Semitic languages, which were spoken by the ancient peoples of the Canaan region, including Canaanites, Israelites, Phoenicians, and Philistines.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of the ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before its conquest by Israelites.
  • (by extension) A zealot or fanatic.
  • A member of the Canaanism movement.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the people or language of Canaan.
  • Of or pertaining to this sect or its followers; Canaanitic
  • (by extension) zealous or fanatical.

    • References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

    edomite

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biblical) A person descended from Esau (Edom).
  • * 1611 — 36:9
    • And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in Mount Seir.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A Canaanite Semitic language spoken by the Edomites in southwestern Jordan in the first millennium BCE, extinct from the 6th century BCE.