Atlas Biblica

    One other person, place or group in the registry answers to the name Seir Mount. Every Seir Mount in the Bible

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    Seir Mount

    שֵׂעִיר

    Mount Seir refers to the mountainous region within Seir, often associated with the Edomites (Deut. 1:2; 2:1, 5; 1Chr. 4:42; Ezek. 35:2, 3, 7, 15).

    Where the story of Seir Mount happensWhere the gazetteer locates Seir Mount, framed to them: Seir_Mount. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Seir_Mount
    Where the gazetteer locates Seir Mount
    verses
    11
    first named
    Deuteronomy 1:2
    last named
    Ezekiel 35:15
    feature
    mountain range
    coordinates
    30.18°N · 35.32°E
    mountain range30.18°N · 35.32°E

    Jebel esh Shera (OpenBible)

    Scholarship offers 2 identifications for this place. The leading one is shown; the others are recorded in the gazetteer.

    Description

    Seir Mount in the text

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Mount Seir is a specific mountain or mountainous region within the larger area of Seir, which was inhabited by the Edomites. It is mentioned several times in the Bible, often in the context of the Israelites' interactions with the Edomites during their wilderness wanderings and later in their history.

    Mount Seir is first mentioned in the book of Deuteronomy, where it is described as an eleven-day journey from Horeb (Sinai) by way of Mount Seir to Kadesh-barnea (Deut. 1:2). The Israelites were instructed to turn away from Mount Seir and pass through the territory of their brothers, the descendants of Esau, without provoking them (Deut. 2:1, 5).

    During the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah, the Moabites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites came against Judah by way of Mount Seir (2Chr. 20:10, 22, 23). However, God caused these enemies to turn against each other, resulting in their defeat and the deliverance of Judah.

    The prophet Ezekiel also delivered oracles against Mount Seir, declaring God's judgment against the Edomites for their hostility towards Israel (Ezek. 35:2, 3, 7, 15). This judgment would result in the desolation of Mount Seir and the recognition of God's sovereignty.

    The specific location of Mount Seir within the region of Seir is not clearly defined in the Bible. However, its association with the Edomites and its strategic importance in military campaigns suggest that it was a prominent and well-fortified area within the mountainous region of Seir.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

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    Stands in the same events as

    and 11 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 11, across 4 books.

    1. Deuteronomy3 verses

      1:22:12:5

    2. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      4:42

    3. 2 Chronicles3 verses

      20:1020:2220:23

    4. Ezekiel4 verses

      35:235:335:735:15

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Israel’s journey and We’s journeyJourneyJourney is a concept gathering 74 labelled instances in the text.via Seir Making DesolateDesolationDesolation is a concept gathering 15 labelled instances in the text.via Seir Making DesolateEdomDescendants of Esau; enemy nation southeast of Israelvia Seir Making DesolateLORDNames or title used to refer to Godvia We’s journeyRed SeaSea crossed by Israelites in the Exodusvia We’s journeyZeredA brook marking the end of Israel's wilderness wanderingsvia Israel’s journeyArabahA desert region in the Jordan Valley and southward.via Israel’s journeyCanaanAncient region; descendants of Ham; promised to Abraham's descendantsvia Israel’s journeyIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

    Where they appear

    What happened here

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this place appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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