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Seirath
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Heb. with the art. has-Seirah', הִשַּׂעַירָה, the shaggy; Sept.; Σεειρωθά v.r. Σετειρωθά; Vulg. Seirath), the place to which Ehud fled after his murder of Eglon (Judges 3:26), and whither, by blasts of his cow horn, he collected his countrymen for the attack of the Moabites in Jericho (Judges 3:27). It was in "Mount Ephraim" (Judges 3:27), a continuation, perhaps, of the same rough wooded hills (such seems to be the signification of Seir) which stretched even so far south as to join the territory of Judah (Joshua 15:10). The definite article prefixed to the name in the original shows that it was a well known spot in its day. — Smith. It is probably the same as Mount Seir (q.v.) just referred to, the Saris of the present day.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Seirath'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/seirath.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Seirath'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/seirath.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
