Genesis 33:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. For the last time Esau retires to make room for Jacob; he leaves to him the land of his inheritance, and disappears on his way to the wild mountains of Seir х See`iyraah (H8165), Seir = hairy - i:e., woody]. 'There is still the es-Sherah, or downs, slightly tufted and possibly contrasted with the bald mountains of Petra itself' (Stanley).

Genesis 33:16

16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.