Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Seir » A range of hills southwest of the dead sea » Later inhabited by the descendants of esau after they destroyed the horim people
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother to the land of Seir, the field of Edom.
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And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the border of your brothers the sons of Esau, who dwell in Seir, and they will be afraid of you. Take ye good heed to yourselves therefore. Do not contend with them, for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as for the sole of the foot to tread on, because I have given mount Seir to Esau for a possession.
The Horites also dwelt in Seir formerly, but the sons of Esau succeeded them. And they destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead, as Israel did to the land of his possession, which LORD gave to them.)
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And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, [who were] his enemies, while Israel does valiantly.
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as he did for the sons of Esau, who dwell in Seir, when he destroyed the Horites from before them. And they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even to this day.
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Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant, and I will lead on gently, according to the pace of the cattle that are before me and according to the pace of the children, until I come to my lord to Seir.
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So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.
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And Esau dwelt in mount Seir. Esau is Edom. And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir: