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NASB | Genesis 36:20 ¶ These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 36:20 ¶ These are the sons of Seir the Horite, the inhabitants of the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, |
Bible Question: Hi, I was wondering if anyone knew who the ancestors of Seir were. The First Book of Chronicles mentions Seir (verse 38), but I'm not certain where he fits in the genealogical table. Thank you! |
Bible Answer: Greetings AtHome0728, After doing a bit of bouncing around in Scripture, I found this commentary helpful from John Gill: ""Before", as the Targum of Jonathan adds, that is, before it was inhabited by Esau and his posterity, and called Edom, and had from him the name of Seir; but the Horites dwelt here before him, even in Abraham's time, Gen_14:6; and who were so called from their dwelling under ground in holes and caves, with which the further part of the land of Edom abounded, and are the same the Greeks call Trogloditae: Jarchi says, from their Rabbins, these were very expert in the nature of the land, and knew what was fit for olives and what for vines. Now the genealogy of this man is here given, partly to show who were the ancient inhabitants of this land before they were drove out, and succeeded by Esau and his sons, Deu_1:12; and partly because of the intermarriages of Esau and his posterity with them, whereby they more easily came into the possession of the country; for Esau married the daughter of Anah, the son of Zibeon, a son of Seir, Gen_36:11; and Eliphaz took Timna, a sister of Lotan the son of Seir, to be his concubine, Gen_36:12; the names of the sons of Seir follow:" Genesis 14:5-7 mentions the Horites in Mount Seir along with several other aboriginal people, such as the Rephaim. So, perhaps it is best understood that the Bible mentions a person, Seir, in Genesis 36:20 and 1 Chronicles 1:38 as a representative of the original people of the land of which Esau intermarried, and the land actually became known as "Edom" (and therefore Seir is Edom) because the Edomites eventually took it over. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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