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Seir

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Seir (sē`ər).

1 Mountainous region, S Palestine, S of the Dead Sea. Mt. Hor is the highest point. Seir is identical with Edom Edom (ē`dŏm), Idumaea, or Idumea
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, which is mentioned frequently in the Bible as Mt. Seir. The eponym appears in the books of Genesis and First Chronicles.

2 In the Book of Joshua, mountain, at the border of Judah.



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Seir or another location closer to Kadesh Barnea and consequently a more northerly location for Rephidim.
In Deuteronomy 33, there are textual problems, but the Hebrew text clearly reads, "The Lord came from Sinai and dawned from Seir upon him" (33:2a--RSV has "us" and notes that the Hebrew has "them" even though the MT reads "him").
Supervisor Judy Mikels has not seen the latest report but reviewed the draft SEIR and thought it was ``accurate and more than adequate.
 
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