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Seir

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Rough; hairy.
  • A Horite; one of the "dukes" of Edom (Genesis 36:20-30 ).

  • The name of a mountainous region occupied by the Edomites, extending along the eastern side of the Arabah from the south-eastern extremity of the Dead Sea to near the Akabah, or the eastern branch of the Red Sea. It was originally occupied by the Horites (Genesis 14:6 ), who were afterwards driven out by the Edomites (Genesis 32:3; 33:14,16 ). It was allotted to the descendants of Esau (Deuteronomy 2:4,22; Joshua 24:4; 2 Chronicles 20:10; Isaiah 21:11; Exek 25:8).

  • A mountain range (not the Edomite range, Genesis 32:3 ) lying between the Wady Aly and the Wady Ghurab (Joshua 15:10 ).

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    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Seir'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​s/seir.html. 1897.
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