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>Ge 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 desce…
Where is Seir in the Bible?
Seir in the Bible refers to a mountainous region located along the eastern side of the Arabah valley, in what is now southern Jordan. This area was the homeland of the Edomites, the descendants of Esau, Jacob's brother, and is often called "the land of Edom" or "Mount Seir" interchangeably. The region appears prominently in biblical narratives involving the patriarchs and Israel's wilderness wanderings, particularly in Genesis, Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua. Seir held theological significance as the territory promised to Esau's descendants and served as a boundary marker in Israel's geography, with the land also being associated with earlier inhabitants called the Horites before the Edomites occupied it.
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Seir
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)>Ge 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 (Ge 14:6; 36:20), "cave-dwellers," in possession. For a description of the land see EDOM.
(2) (har se`ir; Codex Vaticanus Assar; Codex Alexandrinus Seeir): A landmark on the boundary of Judah (Jos 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 Saris by Karyat el-`Anab and Biddu to the plateau of el-Jib. Traces of an ancient forest are still to be seen here.
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se-i'-ra, se'-i-ra (ha-se`irah; Codex Vaticanus Seteirotha; Codex Alexandrinus Seeirotha; the King James Version, Seirath): The place to which Ehud escaped after his assassination of Eglon, king of Moab (<ref osisRef="