Genesis 14:6
New International Version
and the Horites in the hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran near the desert.

New Living Translation
and the Horites at Mount Seir, as far as El-paran at the edge of the wilderness.

English Standard Version
and the Horites in their hill country of Seir as far as El-paran on the border of the wilderness.

Berean Standard Bible
and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.

King James Bible
And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.

New King James Version
and the Horites in their mountain of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is by the wilderness.

New American Standard Bible
and the Horites on their Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

NASB 1995
and the Horites in their Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

NASB 1977
and the Horites in their Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

Legacy Standard Bible
and the Horites in their Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

Amplified Bible
and the Horites in their mountainous country of Seir, as far as El-paran, which is on the border of the wilderness.

Christian Standard Bible
and the Horites in the mountains of Seir, as far as El-paran by the wilderness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and the Horites in the mountains of Seir, as far as El-paran by the wilderness.

American Standard Version
and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.

Contemporary English Version
They also defeated the Horites in the hill country of Edom, as far as El-Paran, near the desert.

English Revised Version
and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
and the Horites in the hill country of Seir, going as far as El Paran on the edge of the desert.

Good News Translation
and the Horites in the mountains of Edom, pursuing them as far as Elparan on the edge of the desert.

International Standard Version
and the Horites in the hill country of Seir, near El-paran by the desert.

Majority Standard Bible
and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.

NET Bible
and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is near the desert.

New Heart English Bible
and the Horite, in the hills of Seir, to El Paran, which is near the desert.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the Horites in their mount Seir, to El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

World English Bible
and the Horites in their Mount Seir, to El Paran, which is by the wilderness.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the Horites in their Mount Seir, to El-Paran, which [is] by the wilderness;

Young's Literal Translation
and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-Paran, which is by the wilderness;

Smith's Literal Translation
And the Horites in their mountain Seir to Ael Paran, which is by the wilderness.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the Chorreans in the mountains of Seir, even to the plains of Pharan, which is in the wilderness.

Catholic Public Domain Version
and the Chorreans in the mountains of Seir, even to the plains of Paran, which is in wilderness.

New American Bible
and the Horites in the hill country of Seir, as far as El-paran, close by the wilderness.

New Revised Standard Version
and the Horites in the hill country of Seir as far as El-paran on the edge of the wilderness;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the Horites in the mountains of Seir, as far as the oak of Paran, which is in the wilderness.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Khorites that were in the mountains of Sair unto the oak of Pharan that is in the wilderness.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the Chorrhaeans in the mountains of Seir, to the turpentine tree of Pharan, which is in the desert.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The War of the Kings
5In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim, 6and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert. 7Then they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 2:10-12
(The Emites used to live there, a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites. / Like the Anakites, they were also regarded as Rephaim, though the Moabites called them Emites. / The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.)

Deuteronomy 2:20-23
(That too was regarded as the land of the Rephaim, who used to live there, though the Ammonites called them Zamzummites. / They were a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites. But the LORD destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who drove them out and settled in their place, / just as He had done for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir, when He destroyed the Horites from before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day. ...

Numbers 13:29
The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.”

Joshua 11:21-22
At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities. / No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.

Joshua 15:14
And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Judges 1:10
Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.

Judges 1:20
Just as Moses had promised, Judah gave Hebron to Caleb, who drove out the descendants of the three sons of Anak.

Amos 2:9
Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.

1 Samuel 17:4-7
Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height, / and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels, / and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders. ...

2 Samuel 21:15-22
Once again the Philistines waged war against Israel, and David and his servants went down and fought against the Philistines. But David became exhausted. / Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David. / But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.” ...

1 Chronicles 20:4-8
Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued. / Once again there was a battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. / And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha, ...

Hebrews 11:33-34
who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.

Hebrews 11:32
And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,

Acts 7:45-46
And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, / who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

Acts 13:19
And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance.


Treasury of Scripture

And the Horites in their mount Seir, to Elparan, which is by the wilderness.

Horites.

Genesis 36:8,20-30
Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom…

Deuteronomy 2:12,22
The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them…

1 Chronicles 1:38-42
And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan…

El-paran.

Genesis 16:7
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

Genesis 21:21
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

Numbers 12:16
And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wilderness of Paran.

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Genesis 14
1. The battle of four kings against the king of Sodom and his allies.
12. Lot is taken prisoner.
14. Abram rescues him.
17. Melchizedek blesses Abram, who gives him tithes.
21. Abram restores the rest of the spoil to the king of Sodom.














and the Horites
The term "Horites" refers to an ancient group of people who lived in the region of Mount Seir. The Hebrew root for "Horites" is "חֹרִי" (Hori), which is often associated with cave dwellers or troglodytes. Historically, the Horites are considered to be one of the early inhabitants of Edom, a region south of the Dead Sea. Their mention here highlights the diverse and ancient cultures that populated the land before the Israelites. The Horites' presence in the biblical narrative underscores the deep historical roots of the land and God's sovereignty over all nations and peoples.

in the area of Mount Seir
"Mount Seir" is a mountainous region that later became associated with the descendants of Esau, Jacob's brother. The Hebrew "שֵׂעִיר" (Seir) can mean "hairy" or "shaggy," possibly describing the rugged terrain. This area is significant in biblical history as it represents the land given to Esau and his descendants, the Edomites. The mention of Mount Seir in this context serves as a geographical marker, emphasizing the extent of the campaign described in Genesis 14. It also foreshadows the future interactions between the Israelites and the Edomites, reminding readers of the complex relationships between the descendants of Abraham.

as far as El-paran
"El-paran" is a location that is somewhat obscure in modern geography but is believed to be near the wilderness of Paran. The prefix "El" in Hebrew (אֵל) often denotes "God" or "mighty," suggesting that El-paran might have been a place of significance or strength. The mention of El-paran indicates the far-reaching impact of the military campaign, extending into the wilderness areas. This highlights the thoroughness and determination of the kings involved in the conflict, as well as the vastness of the land that was affected by their actions.

which is near the desert
The phrase "near the desert" situates El-paran in a wilderness context, likely referring to the desert of Paran. The Hebrew word for "desert" is "מִדְבָּר" (midbar), which can also mean "wilderness" or "pasture." This setting evokes the image of a harsh, uninhabited land, often associated with testing and divine encounters in the Bible. The desert is a place where God's people are often refined and where they experience His provision and guidance. In this verse, the desert serves as a boundary marker, emphasizing the expansive reach of the events described and setting the stage for future biblical narratives that unfold in these wilderness areas.

Verse 6. - And the Horites. Literally, dwelling in caves; from char, a cave. In their mount Seir. Literally, wooded (Gesenius); hairy (Furst); rugged (Lange); probably with reference to the thick brushwood and forests that grew upon its sides. The cave men of Seir were the earlier inhabitants of the region lying between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Elam, afterwards taken possession of by the Edomites (Deuteronomy 2:12; Jeremiah 49:16; Obadiah 1:3, 4). Unto El-paran I.e. the oak or terebinth of Paran. Which is by the wilderness. Between the land of Edom and the fertile country of Egypt, and to the southward of Palestine, identified as the plateau of the Tih, across which the Israel-itish march lay from Sinai (Stanley, 'Sinai and Palestine,' p. 92).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
and the Horites
הַחֹרִ֖י (ha·ḥō·rî)
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2752: Horites -- a Chorite, aboriginal Idumaean

in the hill country
בְּהַרְרָ֣ם (bə·har·rām)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

of Seir,
שֵׂעִ֑יר (śê·‘îr)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8165: Seir -- a mountain range in Edom, also its inhabitants, also a mountain in Judah

as
עַ֚ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

far as El-paran,
פָּארָ֔ן (pā·rān)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 364: El-paran -- 'terebinth of Paran', a city and harbor on the Red Sea

which [is]
אֲשֶׁ֖ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

near
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the desert.
הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ (ham·miḏ·bār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech


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