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Deuteronomy 2:22
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.
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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.
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Numbers 21:21-35
The Israelites sent messengers to speak to Sihon. He was the king of the Amorites. The messengers said to him,“ Let us pass through your country. We won’t go off the road into any field or vineyard. We won’t drink water from any well. We’ll travel along the King’s Highway. We’ll just go straight through your territory.”But Sihon wouldn’t let Israel pass through his territory. He gathered his whole army together. Then he marched out into the desert against Israel. When he reached Jahaz, he fought against Israel.But Israel put him to death with their swords. They took over his land. They took everything from the Arnon River to the Jabbok River. But they didn’t take over any of the land of the Ammonites. That’s because the Ammonites had built strong forts along their border.The Israelites captured all the cities of the Amorites. Then they settled down in them. They captured the city of Heshbon. They also captured all the settlements around it.Sihon, the king of the Amorites, ruled in Heshbon. He had fought against an earlier king of Moab. Sihon had taken from him all his land all the way to the Arnon River.That’s why the poets say,“ Come to Heshbon. Let it be built again. Let Sihon’s city be made as good as new.“ Fire went out from Heshbon. A blaze went out from the city of Sihon. It burned up Ar in Moab. It burned up the citizens who lived on Arnon’s hills.Moab, how terrible it is for you! People of Chemosh, you are destroyed! Chemosh has deserted his sons and daughters. His sons have run away from the battle. His daughters have become prisoners. He has handed all of them over to Sihon, the king of the Amorites.“ But we have taken them over. Heshbon’s rule has been destroyed all the way to Dibon. We have destroyed them as far as Nophah. Nophah goes all the way to Medeba.”So Israel settled in the land of the Amorites.Moses sent spies to the city of Jazer. The Israelites captured the settlements around it. They drove out the Amorites who were there.Then they turned and went up along the road toward Bashan. Og was the king of Bashan. He and his whole army marched out. They went to fight against Israel at Edrei.The Lord said to Moses,“ Do not be afraid of Og. I have handed him over to you. I have given you his whole army. I have also given you his land. Do to him what you did to Sihon, the king of the Amorites. He ruled in Heshbon.”So the Israelites struck down Og and his sons. And they wiped out his whole army. They didn’t leave anyone alive. They took over his land for themselves.
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Genesis 36:20-43
Seir, the Horite, had sons living in the same area. They were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. These sons of Seir in Edom were Horite chiefs.The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.The sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam.The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah. He was the Anah who discovered the hot springs of water in the desert. He found them while he was taking care of the donkeys that belonged to his father Zibeon.The children of Anah were Dishon and Oholibamah. Oholibamah was the daughter of Anah.The sons of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan.The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.The Horite chiefs were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,Dishon, Ezer and Dishan. They were the Horite chiefs in the land of Seir. They are listed tribe by tribe.Before Israel had a king, there were kings who ruled in Edom.Bela became the king of Edom. Bela was the son of Beor. Bela’s city was called Dinhabah.When Bela died, Jobab became the next king. Jobab was the son of Zerah from Bozrah.When Jobab died, Husham became the next king. Husham was from the land of the Temanites.When Husham died, Hadad became the next king. Hadad was the son of Bedad. Hadad had won the battle over Midian in the country of Moab. Hadad’s city was called Avith.When Hadad died, Samlah became the next king. Samlah was from Masrekah.When Samlah died, Shaul became the next king. Shaul was from Rehoboth on the river.When Shaul died, Baal- Hanan became the next king. Baal- Hanan was the son of Akbor.When Baal- Hanan died, Hadad became the next king. Hadad’s city was called Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel. She was Matred’s daughter. Matred was the daughter of Me- Zahab.Here are the chiefs in the family line of Esau. They are listed by name as chiefs in charge of their tribes and territories. They are Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,Magdiel and Iram. They were the chiefs of Edom. They ruled over their settlements in the land where they lived. That’s the end of the story of the family line of Esau. He was the father of the people of Edom.
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Deuteronomy 2:32-3:11
Sihon and his whole army came out to fight against us at Jahaz.But the Lord our God handed him over to us. We struck him down together with his sons and his whole army.At that time we took all his towns. We completely destroyed them. We killed all the men, women and children. We didn’t leave any of them alive.But we took for ourselves the livestock and everything else from the towns we had captured.Not a single town was too strong for us. That includes all the towns from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon River valley all the way to Gilead. It also includes the town in the valley. The Lord our God gave us all of them.And you obeyed the Lord’ s command. You didn’t go near any part of the land of the Ammonites. That includes the land along the Jabbok River. It also includes the land around the towns in the hills.Next, we turned and went up along the road toward Bashan. Og marched out with his whole army. They fought against us at Edrei. Og was the king of Bashan.The Lord said to me,“ Do not be afraid of Og. I have handed him over to you. I have also handed over his whole army and his land. Do to him what you did to Sihon. Sihon was the Amorite king who ruled in Heshbon.”So the Lord our God also handed Og, the king of Bashan, and his whole army over to us. We struck them down. We didn’t leave any of them alive.At that time we took all his cities. There were 60 of them. We took the whole area of Argob. That was Og’s kingdom in Bashan.All those cities had high walls around them. The city gates were made secure with heavy metal bars. There were also large numbers of villages that didn’t have walls.We completely destroyed them. We did to them just as we had done to Sihon, the king of Heshbon. We destroyed all their cities. We destroyed the men, women and children.But we kept for ourselves the livestock and everything else we took from their cities.So at that time we took the territory east of the Jordan River. We captured it from those two Amorite kings. The territory goes all the way from the Arnon River valley to Mount Hermon.Hermon is called Sirion by the people of Sidon. The Amorites call it Senir.We captured all the towns on the high plains. We took the whole land of Gilead. And we captured the whole land of Bashan as far away as Salekah and Edrei. Those were towns that belonged to Og’s kingdom in Bashan.Og, the king of Bashan, was the only Rephaite left. His bed was decorated with iron. It was more than 13 feet long and six feet wide. It is still in the Ammonite city of Rabbah.
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1 Chronicles 1 38-1 Chronicles 1 54
The sons of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer and Dishan.The sons of Lotan were Hori and Homam. Timna was Lotan’s sister.The sons of Shobal were Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho and Onam. The sons of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah.The son of Anah was Dishon. The sons of Dishon were Hemdan, Eshban, Ithran and Keran.The sons of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan. The sons of Dishan were Uz and Aran.Before Israel had a king, there were kings who ruled in Edom. Bela was the son of Beor. Bela’s city was called Dinhabah.When Bela died, Jobab became the next king. Jobab was the son of Zerah from Bozrah.When Jobab died, Husham became the next king. Husham was from the land of the people of Teman.When Husham died, Hadad became the next king. Hadad was the son of Bedad. Hadad had won the battle over Midian in the country of Moab. Hadad’s city was called Avith.When Hadad died, Samlah became the next king. Samlah was from Masrekah.When Samlah died, Shaul became the next king. Shaul was from the town of Rehoboth. It was by a river.When Shaul died, Baal- Hanan became the next king. Baal- Hanan was the son of Akbor.When Baal- Hanan died, Hadad became the next king. Hadad’s city was called Pau. His wife’s name was Mehetabel. She was the daughter of Matred. Matred was the daughter of Me- Zahab.Hadad also died. The chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,Magdiel and Iram. They were the chiefs of Edom.