Deuteronomy 2:22

New International Reader's Version

The Lord had done the same thing for the people of Esau. They lived in Seir. The Lord destroyed the Horites to make room for Esau’s people. They drove the Horites out. So the people of Esau have lived in Seir in the territory of the Horites to this very day.

Cross References

Genesis 14:6

They did the same thing to the Horites in the hill country of Seir. They marched all the way to El Paran near the desert.

Genesis 36:8

So Esau made his home in the hill country of Seir. Esau was also called Edom.

Deuteronomy 2:12

The Horites used to live in Seir. But the people of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites to make room for themselves. Then they settled in their territory. They did just as Israel has done in the land the Lord gave them as their own.

Deuteronomy 2:21

The Rephaites were strong people. There were large numbers of them. They were as tall as the Anakites. The Lord destroyed the Rephaites to make room for the Ammonites. So the Ammonites drove them out. Then they settled in the territory of the Rephaites.

Deuteronomy 2:5

Do not make them angry. If you do, they will go to war against you. I will not give you any of their land. You will not have even enough to put your foot on. I have given Esau’s people the hill country of Seir as their own.