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So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

Locations

Elath

ELATH; ELOTHe'-lath, or e'-loth ('eloth, 'elath; Ailon (Deuteronomy 2:8), Ailath (2 Kings 16:6)):A seaport on the Red Sea in the territory of Edom. It is named along with Ezion-geber in the account of Israel's journey round the land of Edom (Deuteronomy 2:8). It appears as Ailath, and Alion in the Septuagint, and in Josephus as Ilanis (Ant., VIII, vi, 4), wh... View Details

Moab

MOAB; MOABITESmo'-ab, mo'-ab-its (Moab, mo'abh, Moabite Stone, M-'-B; Greek (Septuagint) Moab, he Moabeitis, Moabitis; Moabite, mo'abhi; Moabites, bene mo'abh):1. The Land:Moab was the district East of the Dead Sea, extending from a point some distance North of it to its southern end. The eastern boundary was indefinite, being the border of the desert which... View Details

Seir

SEIRse'-ir:(1) (har se'-ir, "Mt. Seir" (Genesis 14:6, etc.), 'erets se`-ir (Genesis 32:3, etc.); to oros See ir, ge See ir): In Genesis 32:3 "the land of Seir" is equated with "the field of Edom." The Mount and the Land of Seir are alternative appellations of the mountainous tract which runs along the eastern side of the Arabah, occupied by the descendants o... View Details

People

Esau

Esau [N] [H] [S] hairy, Rebekah's first-born twin son ( Genesis 25:25 ). The name of Edom, "red", was also given to him from his conduct in connection with the red lentil "pottage" for which he sold his birthright (30,31). The circumstances connected with his birth foreshadowed the enmity which afterwards subsisted between the twin brothers and the nations they founded ( Genesis 25:22  Gene... View Details

Geber

an Israelite name

Seir

a mountain range in Edom, also its inhab., also a mountain in Judah

Seir

Seir [N] [H] [S] rough; hairy.  A Horite; one of the "dukes" of Edom ( Genesis 36:20-30 ).

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American Standard Version So we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
King James Bible So And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, that dwell which dwelt in Seir, from through the way of the Arabah plain from Elath Elath, and from Ezion-geber. And Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
Hebrew Greek English So "So we passed by from beyond our brethren brothers the children sons of Esau, that dwell who live in Seir, away from the way of the Arabah road, away from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed through by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
New American Standard Bible 1995 So "So we passed by from beyond our brethren brothers the children sons of Esau, that dwell who live in Seir, away from the way of the Arabah road, away from Elath and from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed through by the way of the wilderness of Moab.