The Edomites' territory, SE of Canaan, and mostly mountainous. The Israelites were refused passage through the area as they journeyed towards the plains of Moab (Num. 20: 18).
Citation for Seir
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"Seir." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 23, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1712>.
Chicago
"Seir." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1712 (accessed May 23, 2013).