Deu 2:5 given to Esau the mount of S
Eze 35:2 son.. set your face towards the mount of S
Seir (Heb. í eîr, “hairy” or “rough”; Eg. Sr; ac. Sa’arri; Amarna Letters, Shêri). 1. Mountainous region (Gen 32:3) and also the name of its inhabitants (Eze 25:8). The area, also known as “Mount Seir” (35:15), extended from near the southern end of the Dead Sea to the vicinity of the Gulf of Aqaba, occupying the east of the depression known as Wâd§ Arabah. This country also appears in extra-biblical writings: first in an Amarna Letter* written from Jerusalem; later recorded by Ramses III, who mentions it as a land whose inhabitants he would have destroyed; and finally by Ashurbanipal of Assyria, in whose list he figures after Hauran and Moab. In Abraham’s time the inhabitants of those mountains were called Horites* (Gen 14:6). Esau made his abode there (32:3), and his descendants drove out the Horites (Deu 2:12; Josh 24:4). That is why the name Seir was later used as a synonym for Edom* (Eze_35). Map V, B-7. Bib.: ANET 488, 298. 2. Progenitor of the Horites,* ancient inhabitants of the land of Seir (Gn, 36:20, 21; 1Ch 1:38). 3. A chain of mountains located in the extreme north of Judah, near Kiriath-jearim (Jos 15:10). The current name of the place, called Saris and located near Chessalon, could be a reminiscence of that old designation. Map II, C-3.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
mountain in southern Palestine, Gn 14, 6. The first inhabitants of S. were the Horites, who were expelled from there by the Edomites, Gn 32, 4; 36, 6-9 and 20; Dt 2, 12 and 22. From S. to Jormá, the Israelites were defeated, when they tried to enter Canaan, by the Amorites, Dt 1, 44.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
Seir the Horite (Gen 36:20; 1Ch 1:38) was the ancestor of the inhabitants of the land of Seir. See the next article.
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
(Furry, fluffy, forested). Name of places and person of the AT.
1. “Mount Seir” is a mountain range SE of the Dead Sea in the territory of Edom. That is why many times S. is used as a synonym for †¢Edom. Before the Edomites, S. was inhabited by the †¢Horeans, who were the descendants of S. Horites (Gen 14:6; Gen 36:20), but the Edomites conquered it. In their march towards Canaan the Israelites had to surround that territory, since they were not allowed to conquer it because it belonged to their “brothers, the sons of Esau” (Gen 33:14, Gen 33:16; Deu 2:4-8; Josh 24:4). However, Balaam prophesied that Seir would be conquered (Num 24:18), which happened in David’s time. It is also mentioned that part of its territory was taken over by the Simeonites, who evicted some of the Amalekites who lived there (1Ch 4:42). In Jehoshaphat’s time the people of Seir supported the Moabites and Ammonites in their war against the children of Israel (2Ch 20:10-25). †¢Amasiah †“slew ten thousand of the sons of S.† †œin the Valley of Salt† , but committed the sin of worshiping “the gods of the sons of S.† (2Ch 25:11-14). The prophet Ezekiel issues several oracles against Edom, or Mount S. (Eze 25:8; Eze 35:2-15).
. Ancestor, head of the †¢Horeo people (Gen 36:20-21; 1Ch 1:38).
. Mount on the northern border of Judah (Jos 15:10). It was possibly heavily wooded.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
tip, MONT PAIS
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vet, = “hairy”. Seir was the range of mountains that became the country of Edom (Gen. 36:21; Num. 24:18; Ez. 35:15). In Abraham’s time this region was occupied by the Horites (cf. Gen. 14:6, see HOREOS). In Ez. 25:8, Seir designates a nation. Esau settled on Mount Seir (Gen. 32:3); his descendants despoiled the Horites (Deut. 2:12; Josh. 24:4). Amalekites took refuge in these mountains, but were finally exterminated by the Simeonites (1 Chron. 4:42, 43).
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
(from a root meaning: “to bristle”, possibly alluding to hills covered with trees; or, possibly: to Bristle with Terror).
1. Horite whose seven “sons” were chiefs in the land of Seir before Esau (Edom) occupied it. (Ge 36:20, 21, 29, 30; 1Ch 1:38; compare Ge 14: 4-6.) Seir may have lived in the mountainous region S of the Dead Sea and gave his name to this zone. Whether the seven “sons” of Seir were such, or whether they included later descendants, is uncertain. (See ANAH; DISÍ“N.)
2. The mountainous region located between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of `Aqaba is known by this name. (Ge 36:8, 30; De 2:1, 8) In the time of Abraham, the Horites dwelt in Seir. (Ge 14: 6) Abraham’s grandson Esau later settled in Seir, while his twin brother Jacob resided in Paddan-aram. (Ge 32:3) However, it appears that Esau did not move permanently to Seir until some time after Jacob returned to Canaan. (Ge 36:6-9) Eventually the Edomites, descendants of Esau, dispossessed the Horites (De 2:4, 5, 12; Jos 24:4), and the land was named Edom. However, the older name, Seir, was also applied both to Esau’s descendants and to the area in which they lived. (Nu 24:18; compare 2Ki 14:7; 2Ch 25:11.) During the reign of King Hezekiah, some Simeonites went to Mount Seir and, after annihilating the rest of the Amalekites, began to reside there. (1Ch 4:41-43) For more details on the geography and history of Seir, see EDOM, EDOMITES.
3. Mountain located between Baalá (Kiryat-jearim) and Kesalon, on the northern border of the territory of Judah. (Jos 15:10) It is generally identified with a peak about 15 km W of Jerusalem, on the southern part of which is the town of Shoresh.
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
1. The word śē˓ı̂r defines a mountain (Gn. 14.6; Ez. 35.15), a territory (Gn. 32.3; 36.21; Nm. 24.18) and a town (Ez. 25.8) in the general region of ancient Edom. Esau went to live there (Gn. 32.3), and his descendants defeated the original inhabitants, the Horites (Gn. 14.6; 36.20; Dt. 2.12; Jos. 24.4). Later the Simeonites destroyed some of the Amalekites who took refuge there (1 Chr. 4:42–43).
2. Point of reference on the border of Judah (Jos. 15.10).
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Douglas, J. (2000). New Biblical Dictionary: First Edition. Miami: United Bible Societies.
Source: New Bible Dictionary