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
Now Jacob sent servants before him to Esau, his brother, in the land of Seir, the country of Edom;
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And give the people orders, saying, You are about to go through the land of your brothers, the children of Esau, who are living in Seir; and they will have fear of you; so take care what you do: Make no attack on them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even space enough for a man's foot: because I have given Mount Seir to Esau for his heritage.
And the Horites in earlier times were living in Seir, but the children of Esau took their place; they sent destruction on them and took their land for themselves, as Israel did to the land of his heritage which the Lord gave them.)
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Edom will be his heritage, and he will put an end to the last of the people of Seir.
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As he did for the children of Esau living in Seir, when he sent destruction on the Horites before them, and they took their land where they are living to this day:
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Do you, my lord, go on before your servant; I will come on slowly, at the rate at which the cattle and the children are able to go, till I come to my lord at Seir.
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So Esau, turning back that day, went on his way to Seir.
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So Esau made his living-place in the hill-country of Seir (Esau is Edom). And these are the generations of Esau, the father of the Edomites in the hill-country of Seir: