On Sat 12 Dec 98 (19:51:24), a.c.smith AT juno.com wrote:
> Seir was the father of the people who lived in Edom before Esau and his
> family took that area over. But where did Seir come from? No father for
> him is given.
Seir was a Horite, the tribe which inhabited Edom before Esau dispossessed
them. See Genesis 14:6; 36:20; 32:3. Also Deuteronomy 2:12; Joshua 24:4;
Ezekiel 25:8. No father is given for Seir; but his forefather was Hor
who named the mountain after himself.
ShaLoWM
Ben
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