So Esau — that is, Edom — settled in the hill country of Seir. The identification of Esau as Edom and Seir as his territory is the geographical and national identity that Esau's line will carry throughout the biblical story. The application: the place a people settle becomes their identity — Esau is Edom; Edom is Seir.

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