36:7 because they had too many possessions to be able to stay together and the land where they had settled 1 was not able to support them because of their livestock.
36:8 So Esau (also known as Edom) lived in the hill country of Seir. 2
1 tnHeb “land of their settlements.”
2 tn Traditionally “Mount Seir,” but in this case the expression בְּהַר שֵׂעִיר (bÿhar se’ir) refers to the hill country or highlands of Seir.