Meaning of “Seir”
Seir — rough; hairy. (1.) A Horite; one of the "dukes" of Edom (Gen. 36:20-30). (2.) The name of a mountainous region occupied by the Edomites, extending along the eastern side of the Arabah from the south-eastern extremity of the Dead Sea to near the Akabah, or the eastern branch of the Red Sea. It was originally occupied by the Horites (Gen. 14:6), who were afterwards driven out by the Edomites (Gen. 32:3; 33:14, 16). It was allotted to the descendants of Esau (Deut. 2:4, 22; Josh. 24:4; 2 Chr. 20:10; Isa. 21:11; Exek. 25:8). (3.) A mountain range (not the Edomite range, Gen. 32:3) lying between the Wady Aly and the Wady Ghurab (Josh. 15:10). Seirath — woody district; shaggy, a place among the mountains of Ephraim, bordering on Benjamin, to which Ehud fled after he had assassinated Eglon at Jericho (Judg. 3:26, 27).
2 results from Easton's Bible Dictionary You may wish to look at these similar words...
Sarah Sarai Seer Seir Serah Seraiah Shear-Jashub Shihor Shihor-Libnath Shur Sihor Sirah Syria
|
Bible Search for “Seir”
Genesis Chapter 14 Verse 6 — And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness. Genesis Chapter 32 Verse 3 — And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom. Genesis Chapter 33 Verse 16 — So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. Genesis Chapter 33 Verse 14 — Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir. Genesis Chapter 36 Verse 30 — Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir. Genesis Chapter 36 Verse 21 — And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. Genesis Chapter 36 Verse 20 — These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, Genesis Chapter 36 Verse 9 — And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir: Genesis Chapter 36 Verse 8 — Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom. Numbers Chapter 24 Verse 18 — And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly. Deuteronomy Chapter 1 Verse 44 — And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah. Deuteronomy Chapter 1 Verse 2 — (There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea. Deuteronomy Chapter 2 Verse 29 — (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us. Deuteronomy Chapter 2 Verse 22 — As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day: Deuteronomy Chapter 2 Verse 12 — The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them. Deuteronomy Chapter 2 Verse 8 — And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab. Deuteronomy Chapter 2 Verse 5 — Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession. Deuteronomy Chapter 2 Verse 4 — And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore: Deuteronomy Chapter 2 Verse 1 — Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days. Deuteronomy Chapter 33 Verse 2 — And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them. Joshua Chapter 11 Verse 17 — Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them. Joshua Chapter 12 Verse 7 — And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions; Joshua Chapter 15 Verse 10 — And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah: Joshua Chapter 24 Verse 4 — And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt. Judges Chapter 3 Verse 26 — And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath. Judges Chapter 5 Verse 4 — LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water. 1 Chronicles Chapter 1 Verse 38 — And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan. 1 Chronicles Chapter 4 Verse 42 — And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 2 Chronicles Chapter 20 Verse 23 — For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another. 2 Chronicles Chapter 20 Verse 22 — And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten. 2 Chronicles Chapter 20 Verse 10 — And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not; 2 Chronicles Chapter 25 Verse 14 — Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them. 2 Chronicles Chapter 25 Verse 11 — And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. Isaiah Chapter 21 Verse 11 — The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? Ezekiel Chapter 25 Verse 8 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen; Ezekiel Chapter 35 Verse 15 — As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, even all of it: and they shall know that I am the LORD. Ezekiel Chapter 35 Verse 7 — Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth. Ezekiel Chapter 35 Verse 3 — And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate. Ezekiel Chapter 35 Verse 2 — Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
39 results from Bible Search
|