Genesis 36:8-9

36:8 So Esau (also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir. ¹ 

36:9 This is the account of Esau, the father ²  of the Edomites, in the hill country of Seir.

Deuteronomy 1:2

1:2 Now it is ordinarily an eleven-day journey ³  from Horeb ⁴  to Kadesh Barnea ⁵  by way of Mount Seir. ⁶ 

¹ tn Traditionally “Mount Seir,” but in this case the expression בְּהַר שֵׂעִיר (bÿhar se’ir) refers to the hill country or highlands of Seir.

² 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.

³ sn An eleven-day journey was about 140 mi (233 km).

⁴ sn Horeb is another name for Sinai. “Horeb” occurs 9 times in the Book of Deuteronomy and “Sinai” only once (33:2). “Sinai” occurs 13 times in the Book of Exodus and “Horeb” only 3 times.

⁵ sn Kadesh Barnea. Possibly this refers to àAin Qudeis, about 50 mi (80 km) southwest of Beer Sheba, but more likely to àAin Qudeirat, 5 mi (8 km) NW of àAin Qudeis. See R. Cohen, “Did I Excavate Kadesh-Barnea?” BAR 7 (1981): 20-33.

⁶ sn Mount Seir is synonymous with Edom. “By way of Mount Seir” refers to the route from Horeb that ended up in Edom Cf. CEV “by way of the Mount Seir Road”; TEV “by way of the hill country of Edom.”