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The Horite ancestor whose family inhabited the land before Esau's clan moved in
The original inhabitant of the hill country that bears his name. His seven sons — Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan — were chiefs of the Horite people. When Esau's family relocated to Seir, they intermarried with Seir's descendants.
Esau's Family — The Brother Who Became Edom
1 Chronicles 1:34-42Seir is the Horite ancestor whose family already occupied the land before Esau arrived — his descendants are listed here because Esau's family intermarried with them and eventually absorbed their identity.
The Tribe That Went and Took It
1 Chronicles 4:34-43Mount Seir is the destination of the second Simeonite military campaign — five hundred men marched there and defeated the last surviving Amalekites, claiming the territory for themselves.
The Enemy Destroys Itself
2 Chronicles 20:22-25Seir (Mount Seir) represents the third coalition force in the enemy alliance — but here they become the first to be destroyed when God turns the armies against each other.
Victory and Its Shadow
2 Chronicles 25:11-13Seir refers here to the people of the region Amaziah attacks — 10,000 of whom are killed in battle and another 10,000 captured and thrown from a cliff.
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