Edom (Esau’s descendants) were enemies of Judah (Jacob’s descendants). The Lord promised that Edom would fall and Judah would return from exile in Babylon to Jerusalem— in plenty of time for Jesus to be born near there.
BibleGateway: Obadiah 1:1-21 ESV Text: Obadiah 1:1-21 KJV Text: Obadiah 1:1-21 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 3:57 1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We… Edom (Esau’s descendants) were enemies of Judah (Jacob’s descendants). The Lord promised that Edom would fall and Judah would return from exile in Babylon to Jerusalem— in plenty of time for Jesus to be born near there.