Seir, sons of Seir, Mount Seir, mountains of Seir, land of Seir

Definition

Seir is the name of a man who was a descendant of Esau. The Bible calls Seir’s descendants “the sons of Seir.”

• In the Bible region where the descendants of Seir lived is sometimes called “the land of Seir” and sometimes called “Seir.”
• The Bible calls a mountain range in Edom “the mountains of Seir.”
• The Bible calls a mountain in the land of Judah “Mount Seir.”
• The context and/or the modifying word or words will indicate whether “Seir” refers to the person, his descendants, the land of Seir, the mountain Seir, or the mountain range by that name.
• The phrase “the sons of Seir” in 2 Chronicles 25:11,14, refers to the Edomites and the word “Seir” in Ezekiel 25:8 also refers to the Edomites.
• In the Bible the term “Seir” is sometimes used with the same meaning as “Edom.”

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(See also: Edom)

Bible References

Word Data

• Strong’s: H2022, H8165