Genesis 14:6

14:6 and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert. ¹ 

Genesis 24:4

24:4 You must go instead to my country and to my relatives ²  to find ³  a wife for my son Isaac.”

Genesis 31:21

31:21 He left ⁴  with all he owned. He quickly crossed ⁵  the Euphrates River ⁶  and headed for ⁷  the hill country of Gilead.

Genesis 36:9

36:9 This is the account of Esau, the father ⁸  of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.

Genesis 41:57

41:57 People from every country ⁹  came to Joseph in Egypt to buy grain because the famine was severe throughout the earth.

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¹ sn The line of attack ran down the eastern side of the Jordan Valley into the desert, and then turned and came up the valley to the cities of the plain.

² tn Heb “for to my country and my relatives you must go.”

³ tn Heb “and take.”

⁴ tn Heb “and he fled.”

⁵ tn Heb “he arose and crossed.” The first verb emphasizes that he wasted no time in getting across.

⁶ tn Heb “the river”; the referent (the Euphrates) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Heb “he set his face.”

⁸ sn The term father in genealogical records needs to be carefully defined. It can refer to a literal father, a grandfather, a political overlord, or a founder.

⁹ tn Heb “all the earth,” which refers here (by metonymy) to the people of the earth. Note that the following verb is plural in form, indicating that the inhabitants of the earth are in view.