Places in the Bible · Mountain range

Mount Seir

Mount Seir is a mountain range mentioned in 34 verses. Its most likely location is region around Jebel esh Shera.

Where is Mount Seir?

Approx. 30.1843, 35.3166 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Possible modern locations

IdentificationTypeConfidence
region around Jebel esh Sheramountain rangeHigh
mountains southwest of the Dead Seamountain rangeMedium

Verses that mention Mount Seir

  • Genesis 14:6

    And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El–paran, which is by the wilderness.

  • Genesis 32:3

    And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

  • Genesis 33:14

    Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.

  • Genesis 33:16

    So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

  • Genesis 36:8

    Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

  • Genesis 36:9

    And these are the generations of Esau the father of the Edomites in mount Seir:

  • Genesis 36:30

    Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.

  • Numbers 24:18

    And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

  • Deuteronomy 1:2

    (There are eleven days’ journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh–barnea.)

  • Deuteronomy 1:44

    And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.

All 34 references