Reply To: Rome and Eisav

I’m unaware of any other source for this, and it isn’t even unanimous among our sources. Josephus reports that under Hyrcanus they were forcibly converted to Judaism; Herod was a descendent of one of those forced converts. Josephus also reports that they fought on the side of the Jews when Titus was besieging Jerusalem. Ibn Ezra accepts that narrative and criticizes those who accept the “Edom = Rome” view.