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Seir
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sē´ir :
(1) ( שׂעיר הר , har sē‛ı̄r , "Mt. Seir" ( Genesis 14:6 , etc.), שׂעיר , 'erec sē‛ı̄r (Genesis 32:3 , etc.); τὸ ὄρος Σηείρ , tó óros Sēeı́r , γῆ Σηείρ , gḗ Sēeir ): In Genesis 32:3 "the land of Seir" is equated with "the field of Edom." The Mount and the Land of Seir are alternative appellations of the mountainous tract which runs along the eastern side of the Arabah, occupied by the descendants of Esau, who succeeded the ancient Horites ( Genesis 14:6; Genesis 36:20 ), "cave-dwellers," in possession. For a description of the land see EDOM .
(2) ( שׂעיר הר , har sē‛ı̄r ; Codex Vaticanus Ἀσσάρ , Assár ; Codex Alexandrinus Σηείρ , Sēeı́r ): A landmark on the boundary of Judah ( Joshua 15:10 ), not far from Kiriath-jearim and Chesalon. The name means "shaggy," and probably here denoted a wooded height. It may be that part of the range which runs Northeast from Sārı̄s by Karyat el -‛Anab and Biddu to the plateau of el -Jı̂b . Traces of an ancient forest are still to be seen here.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Seir'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/s/seir.html. 1915.
