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  1. Why Edom?<\/em> Why is Edom singled out for such harsh treatment in this prophecy? What did they do – and when? This prophecy joins other prophecies elsewhere in the Tanach that express a very severe attitude to Edom, and tie Israel\u2019s eventual redemption with Edom\u2019s downfall. The actual historical relationships between Judah and Edom were often characterized by hatred and bad blood. These harsh words are particularly relevant regarding the role Edom played in the destruction of Jerusalem. Moreoever, it seems that already in the Tanach, the historical Edom began to become a trans-historical symbol of evil and hatred of Israel. In the post-Biblical world, this symbol became even more powerful when Edom became associated with the Roman empire, and later – Christendom.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Sensual images<\/em>. The description of the coming carnage is loaded with very tactile images, flowing with blood, and with the stench rising from the slaughter (verse 3) and the conflagration (verse 9).<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Tohu-bohu, primordial chaos.<\/em> A destruction of these dimensions is a return to the chaos before the Creation: \u201cHe shall measure it with a line of chaos (<\/span>kav-tohu)<\/span><\/i> And with weights of emptiness (<\/span>avnei-bohu<\/span><\/i>)\u201d (verse 11).<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The animals of the wilderness<\/em>. Here are the heirs to the human settlement, the wild animals of the newly established wilderness: \u201cJackdaws and owls shall possess it; Great owls and ravens shall dwell there\u2026It shall be a home of jackals, An abode of ostriches\u2026Wildcats shall meet hyenas, Goat-demons shall greet each other; There too the lilith shall repose\u2026There the arrow-snake shall nest and lay eggs\u2026There too the buzzards shall gather.\u201d (9-15).<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Which book is that<\/em>? Verse 16 invites us to read. Because everything is already written. But what exactly is \u201cthe scroll of the Lord?\u201d One of the books of the Torah? The book of the wars of the Lord, which is mentioned in various places? Perhaps another book, that has been lost? 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