As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:
This is what God did for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir—he destroyed the Horites who lived there before them, and Esau's people took over their land and have lived there ever since.
The writer is showing how God helped Esau's descendants take over the land of Seir by removing the previous inhabitants, just as He was doing for Israel.
📚 Historical Context
Moses is recounting Israel's wilderness journey and explaining how God had already given different lands to various peoples. The Horites were the original inhabitants of the mountainous region of Seir (later called Edom), but God allowed Esau's descendants to conquer and replace them. This happened generations before Israel's conquest of Canaan, establishing a pattern of God's sovereignty over land distribution.
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