and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.
Parallel translations
- WEB and the Horites in their Mount Seir, to El Paran, which is by the wilderness.
- KJV And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.
- NKJV and the Horites in their mountain of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is by the wilderness.
- NASB and the Horites on their Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
- NLT and the Horites at Mount Seir, as far as El-paran at the edge of the wilderness.
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Quick answer
They also struck the Horites in Mount Seir as far as El Paran. The campaign extends through the southern wilderness.
Overview
Continuing south, the eastern kings defeat the Horites of Seir, the region later associated with Edom. The sweeping itinerary shows the breadth and success of their conquest. Such overwhelming force sets the stage for the surprising deliverance God will accomplish through Abram.
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- Deut 2:22just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.
- Gen 21:21And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
- Deut 2:12The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.)
- Num 13:3So at the consent of the LORD, Moses sent them out from the Wilderness of Paran. All the men were leaders of the Israelites,
- Num 12:16After that, the people set out from Hazeroth and camped in the Wilderness of Paran.
- 1 Chr 1:38–42The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
- Gen 16:7Now the angel of the LORD found Hagar by a spring of water in the desert—the spring along the road to Shur.
- Num 10:12and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran.
- Gen 36:20–30These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
- Gen 36:8So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.
- Hab 3:3God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
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