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[[Edom]] is a name that means "red" in Hebrew like Esau, the brother of Jacob, who was born with red hair and skin. There was a conflict between Esau and Jacob.([[Genesis 25]]:26, [[Hosea 12]]:4)

The Hebrew word for "brother" is אח like with Cain and Abel ([[Genesis 4]]:8-11), or Joseph and his brothers ([[Genesis 37]]:2, [[Genesis 42]]:3-8)or even Aaron and [[Moses]] ([[Exodus 4]]:14).

There is often a comparison made between Jacob and Esau using the term  [[Israel]] and [[Edom]] which can represent two different ways.  Solomon's [[idolatry]] in [[1 Kings 11]]:1-8, asserts that following his foreign wives or strange wives was competitively intertwined with the Edomite Hadad.<Ref>1 Kings 11:14  And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he [was] of the king s seed in Edom. 15  For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom; 16  (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in [[Edom]]:) 17  That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father s servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad [being] yet a little child.</Ref>

In the "vision of [[Obadiah]]" Edom is told that the '''"pride (זְד֤וֹן zəḏōwn)<Ref name="zadown">{{02087}}</Ref> of thine heart hath deceived thee"''' (הִשִּׁיאֶ֔ךָ hiššî’eḵā)<Ref name=" nasha77">{{05377}}</Ref> so that the [[wrath of God]] will "destroy the wise [men]<Ref name="chakam">{{02450}}</Ref>out of [[Edom]], and understanding<Ref name="tabuwnout">{{08394}}</Ref> of the mount of Esau".

What was the "violence<Ref name="chamac55">{{02555}}</Ref>" against thy brother Jacob" which brought "shame" and cause them to be "cut off for ever"?

Obediah talks about when "thou stoodest(עֲמָֽדְךָ֣ ‘ămāḏəḵā)<Ref name="amad">{{05975}}</Ref> on the other side" and how did "the strangers"<Ref name="zuwr">{{02114}}</Ref> carry about away captive (שְׁב֥וֹת šəḇōwṯ) his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou [wast] as one of them.

While in verse 11 it talks about ''strangers'' (זוּר‎ zuwr )<Ref name="zuwr">{{02114}}</Ref> which is identical to the word meaning ''crush'', but in verse 12  where your ''brother becomes a stranger'' the author uses a different word translated ''stranger''<Ref name="neker35">{{05235}}</Ref> 

The Edomites were descendants of Esau and lived in the area of Mount Seir. 

Obadiah says that God punished Edom for mistreating Israel.