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Mount Seir (Hebrew: הַר-שֵׂעִיר, romanized: Har Sēʿīr) is the ancient and biblical name for a mountainous region stretching between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba in the northwestern region of Edom and southeast of the Kingdom of Judah.
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The pre-Edomite Horite chiefs, descendants of Seir, are listed in the Book of Genesis (Genesis 36:20–29) and 1 Chronicles (1 Chronicles 1:38–42). Two of these chiefs would appear to have been female - Timna and Oholibamah. Timna is infamous for being the progenitor of the Amalekites, the archenemy of the Israelites (Genesis 36:12).
It also states that the inhabitants of Mount Seir invaded Judea in conjunction with Ammon and Moab, and that the invaders turned against one another and were all destroyed (2 Chronicles 20:10–23). Edom revolted against Jehoram and elected a king of its own (2 Kings 8:20–22; 2 Chronicles 21:8).
An ancient Egyptian mummy who was found wearing a black wig and had a “screaming” face may have died wailing in pain around 3,000 years ago, scientists believe.
The woman, in her late 20s or early 30s, lived more than 3,000 years ago and was buried with beads in a riverside tomb, researchers said. Ancient Egyptian woman had holes on her bones. Experts say ...
The woman, her organs and even her teeth were remarkably well preserved, allowing researchers to determine that she was about 48 years old and 1.54 meters tall, or about 5 feet, when she died.
The Statuette of the lady Tiye is a wooden statue of a high-status woman from the reign of Amenhotep III to Akhenaten (ca. 1390–1349 B.C); Dynasty 18 of the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.