The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.
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Interpretation
We have the origin of the Moabites, Edomites, and Ammonites. Moses also gives an instance older than any of these; the Caphtorims drove the Avims out of their country.
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This thought runs through Deuteronomy 2:12-15.
Glossary
- Mount Seir Place
- Biblical mountain range. Modern identification: Jebel esh Shera.
- Canaan Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Canaan.