Skip to content

Seir

24 verses

30.7300, 35.6000 View on Google Maps

Verses Mentioning Seir

  1. And the Chorreans in the mountains of Seir, even to the plains of Pharan, which is in the wilderness.

  2. And he sent messengers before him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, to the country of Edom:

  3. May it please my lord to go before his servant: and I will follow softly after him, as I shall see my children to be able, until I come to my lord in Seir.

  4. So Esau returned that day, the way that he came, to Seir.

  5. And Esau dwelt in mount Seir: he is Edom.

  6. And these are the generations of Esau, the father of Edom, in mount Seir.

  7. Duke Dison, duke Eser, duke Disan: these were dukes of the Horrites that ruled in the land of Seir.

  8. And he shall possess Idumea: the inheritance of Seir shall come to their enemies, but Israel shall do manfully.

  9. And the Amorrhite that dwelt in the mountains coming out, and meeting you, chased you, as bees do: and made slaughter of you from Seir as far as Horma.

  10. And command thou the people, saying: You shall pass by the borders of your brethren the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, and they will be afraid of you.

  11. And when we had passed by our brethren the children of Esau, that dwelt in Seir, by the way of the plain from Elath and from Asiongaber, we came to the way that leadeth to the desert of Moab.

  12. The Horrhites also formerly dwelt in Seir: who being driven out and destroyed, the children of Esau dwelt there, as Israel did in the land of his possession, which the Lord gave him.

  13. As he had done in favour of the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, destroying the Horrhites, and delivering their land to them, which they possess to this day.

  14. As the children of Esau have done, that dwell in Seir, and the Moabites, that abide in Ar: until we come to the Jordan, and pass to the land which the Lord our God will give us.

  15. And he said: The Lord came from Sinai, and from Seir he rose up to us: he hath appeared from mount Pharan, and with him thousands of saints. In his right hand a fiery law.

  16. And part of the mountain that goeth up to Seir as far as Baalgad, by the plain of Libanus under mount Hermon: all their kings he took, smote and slew.

  17. These are the kings of the land, whom Joshua and the children of Israel slew beyond the Jordan on the west side from Baalgad in the field of Libanus, unto the mount, part of which goeth up into Seir: and Joshua delivered it in possession to the tribes of Israel, to every one their divisions,

  18. And gave him Isaac: and to him again I gave Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau mount Seir for his possession: but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.

  19. O Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, and passedst by the regions of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens and clouds dropped water.

  20. For the children of Ammon, and of Moab, rose up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, to kill and destroy them: and when they had made an end of them, they turned also against one another, and destroyed one another.

  21. And Amasias taking courage led forth his people, and went to the vale of saltpits, and slew of the children of Seir ten thousand.

  22. But Amasias after he had slain the Edomites, set up the gods of the children of Seir, which he had brought thence, to be his gods, and adored them, and burnt incense to them.

  23. The burden of Duma calleth to me out of Seir: Watchman, what of the night? watchman, what of the night?

  24. Thus saith the Lord God: Because Moab and Seir have said: Behold the house of Juda is like all other nations: