Seirah standard
Bible:Judg.3.26">Jud 3:26). The name is from the same root as the foregoing, and probably applied to some shaggy forest.
Where is Seirah in the Bible?
Seirah was a place in ancient Israel to which the judge Ehud fled after assassinating Eglon, the king of Moab, as recorded in Judges 3:26. The exact location of Seirah remains uncertain, though scholars believe it was likely a forested or wooded area in the central highlands of Canaan, possibly in the region near Gilgal. The name itself probably derives from a word meaning "shaggy" or "hairy," suggesting it was characterized by dense vegetation. This site marks the escape route of one of Israel's deliverers during the period of the judges, when God raised up leaders to rescue the Israelites from foreign oppression. Despite its biblical significance in the narrative of Israel's liberation from Moabite rule, no definitive archaeological or geographical identification of Seirah has been established by modern scholars.
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Seirah
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)Bible:Judg.3.26">Jud 3:26). The name is from the same root as the foregoing, and probably applied to some shaggy forest. The quarries by which he passed are said to have been by Gilgal (Jud 3:19), but there is nothing to guide us to an identification. Eusebius, in Onomasticon, gives the name, but no indication of the site.
se-i'-rath, se'-i-rath.
See SEIRAH.
se'-la (sela`, ha-cela` (with the article); petra, he petra; the King James Version Selah (<ref osisRe