Bible Dictionary
SEIRAH
Seirah was the place to which Ehud escaped after killing Eglon, king of Moab. Its exact location is unknown; the name may refer to a wooded or rugged area.
Definition
Seirah was the place to which Ehud escaped after assassinating Eglon, king of Moab. Its exact location is unknown, and the name may have referred to a shaggy or wooded area.
Biblical Usage
Seirah occurs in Judges 3:26 in the account of Ehud’s escape after the death of Eglon. The narrative also mentions quarries near Gilgal, but these do not establish the site.
Historical Background
The name is related to a root associated with a rough or shaggy place. Eusebius recorded the name but supplied no indication that identifies its location.
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>se-i'-ra, se'-i-ra (ha-se`irah; Codex Vaticanus Seteirotha; Codex Alexandrinus Seeirotha; the King James Version, Seirath): The place to which Ehud escaped after his assassination of Eglon, king of Moab (Jud 3:26). The name is from the same root as the foregoing, and probably applied to some shaggy forest. The quarries by which he passed are said to have been by Gilgal (Jud 3:19), but there is nothing to guide us to an identification. Eusebius, in Onomasticon, gives the name, but no indication of the site.</p>