The Horites also lived in Seir before, but the children of Esau succeeded them; and they destroyed them from before them, and lived in their place; as Israel did to the land of his possession, which Yahweh gave to them.)

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For the Emims, Horims, and Anakims, see the marginal references. These verses are either parenthetical or an insertion by a later writer.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

These three verses which follow should be read parenthetically.

The Emims. —See Genesis 14:5-6, for the first mention of Rep…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The Horims also dwelt in Seir before time
Which is the name of a mount, and so of the country, from it; so called fr…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We have the origin of the Moabites, Edomites, and Ammonites. Moses also gives an instance older than any of these: the Caphtorims drove the Avims o…

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