Mount Esau
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| Type | mountain range |
|---|---|
| Also called | mountain of Esau, mountains of Esau, Esau, Esau’s mountain, hill country of Esau, mountains of Edom, Esau’s mountains |
| Most likely | another name for Mount Seir (high confidence) |
| Coordinates | 30.184° N, 35.317° E |
| Mentioned in | 4 verses |
| First mention | Obadiah 1:8 |
Mount Esau is a mountain range named in 4 verses of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Mount Seir (high confidence).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Mount Seir | high (100%) | 30.184° N, 35.317° E |
Verses
Obadiah
- Obadiah 1:8Shall I not in that day, saith the Lord, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau?
- Obadiah 1:9And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter.
- Obadiah 1:19And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead.
- Obadiah 1:21And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord’s.The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.