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Seir
Mountain range mentioned in 34 verses of the Bible, most often in Deuteronomy.
Where it appears
Deuteronomy (10), Genesis (7), 2 Chronicles (5), Ezekiel (5), Joshua (3), Numbers (1), Judges (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1)
Key verses
- Genesis 14:6 first mention — And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
- Genesis 32:3 — And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
- Deuteronomy 2:5 — 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 33:2 — 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 12:7 — And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad 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;
- Judges 5:4 — 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.
- 2 Chronicles 20:22 — 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.
- Isaiah 21:11 — The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
- Ezekiel 25:8 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;
- Ezekiel 35:2 — Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
- Ezekiel 35:3 — 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 35:15 — 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.
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