Genesis 14:6

14:6 and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert. ¹ 

Numbers 24:18

24:18 Edom will be a possession,

Seir, ²  his enemies, will also be a possession;

but Israel will act valiantly.

Deuteronomy 33:2

33:2 He said:

A Historical Review

The Lord came from Sinai

and revealed himself ³  to Israel ⁴  from Seir.

He appeared in splendor ⁵  from Mount Paran,

and came forth with ten thousand holy ones. ⁶ 

With his right hand he gave a fiery law ⁷  to them.

¹ sn The line of attack ran down the eastern side of the Jordan Valley into the desert, and then turned and came up the valley to the cities of the plain.

² sn Seir is the chief mountain range of Edom (Deut 33:2), and so the reference here is to the general area of Edom.

³ tn Or “rose like the sun” (NCV, TEV).

⁴ tc Heb “to him.” The LXX reads “to us” (לָנוּ [lanu] for לָמוֹ [lamo]), the reading of the MT is acceptable since it no doubt has in mind Israel as a collective singular.

⁵ tn Or “he shone forth” (NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT).

⁶ tc With slight alteration (מִמְרִבַת קָדֵשׁ [mimrivat qadesh] for the MT’s מֵרִבְבֹת קֹדֶשׁ [merivvot qodesh]) the translation would be “from Meribah Kadesh” (cf. NAB, NLT; see Deut 32:51). However, the language of holy war in the immediate context favors the reading of the MT, which views the Lord as accompanied by angelic hosts.

⁷ tc The mispointed Hebrew term אֵשְׁדָּת (’eshdat) should perhaps be construed as אֵשְׁהַת (’eshhat) with Smr.