וְיָרְשׁ֨וּ הַנֶּ֜גֶב אֶת־הַ֣ר עֵשָׂ֗ו וְהַשְּׁפֵלָה֙ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְיָרְשׁוּ֙ אֶת־שְׂדֵ֣ה אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְאֵ֖ת שְׂדֵ֣ה שֹׁמְר֑וֹן וּבִנְיָמִ֖ן אֶת־הַגִּלְעָֽד׃
At aariin ng mga taga-Negeb ang bundok ng Esau, at ng mga taga-kapatagan ang lupain ng mga Filisteo; at aariin nila ang parang ng Efraim at ang parang ng Samaria; at aariin ng Benjamin ang Gilead.
Tosafot
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Paran is located in Ishmaelite territory (Genesis 21). Our Gemara connects it to Habakkuk 3:3 ("The Holy One from Mount Paran"). The Gemara doesn't say "Teiman" because it's in Seir (Obadiah 1:19). But why cite Habakkuk when "Paran" is also mentioned in "V'zos Habracha"? Perhaps because "V'zos Habracha" is interpreted as in Bava Kamma 38a, where Paran refers to Mount Sinai, one of its five names (Shabbos 89a). Rabbi Elazar argues that the reading "What did He want in Seir, what did He want in Teiman?" is perfectly acceptable. "Teiman" isn't a nation's name but rather means "south," like in Song of Songs. The Sifri on "V'zos Habracha" explains that God revealed Himself from all four directions ("God comes from Teiman"—Habakkuk 3:3). This necessitates the Gemara's citation of Habakkuk.
Paran is located in Ishmaelite territory (Genesis 21). Our Gemara connects it to Habakkuk 3:3 ("The Holy One from Mount Paran"). The Gemara doesn't say "Teiman" because it's in Seir (Obadiah 1:19). But why cite Habakkuk when "Paran" is also mentioned in "V'zos Habracha"? Perhaps because "V'zos Habracha" is interpreted as in Bava Kamma 38a, where Paran refers to Mount Sinai, one of its five names (Shabbos 89a). Rabbi Elazar argues that the reading "What did He want in Seir, what did He want in Teiman?" is perfectly acceptable. "Teiman" isn't a nation's name but rather means "south," like in Song of Songs. The Sifri on "V'zos Habracha" explains that God revealed Himself from all four directions ("God comes from Teiman"—Habakkuk 3:3). This necessitates the Gemara's citation of Habakkuk.