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Shur in the Bible.

Shur is a region in the Bible, its middle about 259 km (161 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. The King James Version names it in 6 verses, from Genesis 16:7 to 1 Samuel 27:8.

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About Shur.

An enclosure; a wall, a part, probably, of the Arabian desert, on the north-eastern border of Egypt, giving its name to a wilderness extending from Egypt toward Philistia (Gen. 16:7; 20:1; 25:18; Ex. 15:22). The name was probably given to it from the wall (or shur) which the Egyptians built to defend their frontier on the north-east from the desert tribes. This wall or line of fortifications extended from Pelusium to Heliopolis.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

People named with Shur.

Abraham 1David 1Moses 1Saul 1

Near Shur.

All 6 verses that name Shur.

Genesis 3

  • Genesis 16:7And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
  • Genesis 20:1And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.
  • Genesis 25:18And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.

Exodus 1

  • Exodus 15:22So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

1 Samuel 2

  • 1 Samuel 15:7And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Egypt.
  • 1 Samuel 27:8And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.

Questions about Shur.

Where is Shur in the Bible?

Shur is a region its middle about 259 km (161 miles) south-west of Jerusalem. BibleLectio shows it on a painted map of the Bible’s world, with every verse that names it.

How many times is Shur named in the Bible?

The King James Version names Shur in 6 verses, in 3 books, from Genesis 16:7 to 1 Samuel 27:8.

Which people are named with Shur in the Bible?

The verses that name Shur also name Abraham, David, Moses and Saul.

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