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and the Horitesוְאֶת הַחֹרִיin their mountainsבְּהַרְרָםof Seir,שֵׂעִירas far asעַדEl-paran,אֵיל פָּארָןwhichאֲשֶׁרis byעַלthe wilderness.הַמִּדְבָּר
Genesis 14:6
Study it in the app“and the Horites in their mountains of Seir, as far as El-paran, which is by the wilderness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 14:6, word by word
- and the Horitesחֹרִיchori
Horites
Horites: the ancient inhabitants of the region of Seir, before the Edomites.
Where else “chori” appears- in their mountainsהַרְרָharra
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “harra” appears- of Seirשֵׂעִירseir
Seir
Seir, the hill country south of the Dead Sea, later the land of Edom; also its first inhabitants, and a mountain in Judah.
Where else “seir” appears- El-paranאֵילel
El-paran
El-paran, a place on the edge of the wilderness of Paran, south of Canaan.
Where else “el” appears- the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears
The context
5In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
6 · This verse (above)
7Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh) and defeated the whole territory of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
To study Genesis 14 in a group
1. What it says
What did Abram do when he heard that his relative Lot had been taken captive (vv. 14-16)?
2. What it means
What does Melchizedek, king of Salem, do, and what does he say when he blesses Abram (vv. 18-20)?
3. How I live it
How can you help a relative or friend in trouble without expecting anything in return, as Abram did (vv. 22-24)?