Descendants of Seir, and Aborigines of mount Seir. They were destroyed by the children of Esau. Genesis 14:6; Genesis 36:20,21,29; Deuteronomy 2:12,22 . It is thought that they were cave-dwellers, as the name implies. The sandstone rocks of mount Seir are full of excavated dwellings, and there are traces of the same throughout the region of Edom.
Originally published with the title A New and Concise Bible Dictionary by George Morrish (London), the Morrish Bible Dictionary is more than a dictionary of Bible words.Wikipedia
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